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| Paraquadrula irregularis Wallich, 1836 |
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| Paraquadrula irregularis; a rhizopod that builts its shell out of square-shaped calcium cabonate (calcite) platelets. Because of the birefringence of calcite the platelets appear in several grey tones when viewed under the DIC-microscope. |
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| Paraquadrula irregularis; same specimen, different part of the shell. |
| Location: Old Man of Storr, Skye, Scotland |
| Habitat: moss |
| Date: coll.: 10/2017, img.: 16.11.2017 |
| Sample collection courtesy of T. Billens, University of Bonn |
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