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L is for Larvae, lively and luminous. The letter L from my Microbial Alphabet series.

K is for Kelp, kinetic and kaleidoscopic. The letter K from my Microbial Alphabet series.

J is for Junk, jarring and jeweled. The letter J from my Microbial Alphabet series.

I is for Isopods, impressive and interesting. The letter I from my Microbial Alphabet series.

H is for Heliozoa, handsome and historic. The letter H from my Microbial Alphabet series.

G is for Gastrotrichs, graceful and gregarious. The letter G from my Microbial Alphabet series.

The letter F in black with a variety of watercolor and ink flagellates in the background, including a yellow giardia, blue noctiluca, red ceratium, and three orange dunaliella

F is for Flagellates, fantastical and fabulous. The letter F from my Microbial Alphabet series. Flagellates are a diverse group of organisms. I've depicted some of my favorites: bioluminescent noctiluca, euglena, horned ceratium, tetraselmis and dunaliella salina. I also snuck giardia in for fun!

E is for Euglena, eyespotted and elegant. The letter E from my Microbial Alphabet series.

Euglenoids are always a fun thing to see under the microscope. They are immediately identifiable by their bright red eye spots. Here I have depicted a variety of euglenoids in various shades and forms.

D is for diatoms, delightful and diverse. The letter D from my Microbial Alphabet series.

Here I feature just a few common freshwater species including cymbella, pinnularia, navicula, ulnaria, melosira, cocconeis, epithemia, and meridion.

C is for ciliates, curious and charismatic. The letter C from my Microbial Alphabet series. Here I feature a paramecium, lacrymaria, vorticella, euplotes, frontonia, and an assortment of other ciliate affiliates.

A tide pool containing brown giant kelp (*Macrocystis*), green surfgrass (*Phyllospadix*), & a profusion of red algal blades.

Tangled hues: brown, green, & red. #MarineLife #Algae

Some latest seaweed pressings from San Diego for #PhycologyFriday

B is for bacterial, beautiful and beneficial. The letter B from my Microbial Alphabet series. Here I have included some rubra bacteria observed in the North Arm of the Great Salt Lake, oscillatoria, spirulina, and some other common forms.

Black capital letter A with multiple species of algae in the background

A is for algae, artistic and attractive. The letter A from my new Microbial Alphabet series. Pictured are a few examples of different types of algae including desmids, cyanobacteria, green algae, golden algae, and seaweed.