What Micro Organism is this?

[CaptainNegatory]

Found this with a 53 micron sieve so it's between 53 microns and 130 as it fell through the 130 and stayed in the 53. I'm thinking it's a phytoplankton cell about to divide or just a cell and the second is a phytoplankton cell that I crushed with the cover glass. I'm still learning how to microscope, lol.

Also a female and juvenile copepod and eggs just for fun.

 

[CaptainNegatory]

bump

 

[taricha]

Honestly what it looks the most like is a fecal pellet of a large pod or a small snail. It does not look like a living cell, to me.

 

[CaptainNegatory]

Honestly what it looks the most like is a fecal pellet of a large pod or a small snail. It does not look like a living cell, to me.

You're correct. Reef.nutrition confirmed for me early that it is in fact copepod pop and a good sign they are eating!