It may look here as if aliens are landing. But this fleet isn’t extraterrestrial. These are desmids – microscopic, single-celled green algae that live in aquatic environments like swamps. Desmids are ...

Click on the right arrow to see another desmid on a moss leaf. Biology in the background Desmids are green algae that come in many different shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common – ...

This is a photo of a desmid, a unicellular charophyte green algae that has lost all traces of flagella in its life cycle. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...