Abstract, polarizing micrograph of sea lettuce algae from Connecticut.

Sea lettuce abstract micrograph. Scientific name: Ulva lactuca, a green algae (Chlorophyta) from Niantic, Connecticut on Long Island Sound. Made with a polarizing microscope, taken at 200x. Birefringence of the algae cell walls produces colors that vary according to the orientation of the cells with respect to the polarized illumination.

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Keywords: abstract algae art background cell cells chlorophyta close green lettuce macro magnified marine micrograph microscopic photosynthetic plant polarization science sea seaweed walls

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