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Eugenio Raymond Alfonso

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Gonyaulax spinifera

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Gonyaulax spinifera, a marine dinoflagellate known for its role in harmful algal blooms and toxin production. However, what truly captivates is the dainty displacement of its thecal plates - nature’s own asymmetry in motion. More than just a microorganism, it’s a tiny sculpture adrift in the sea. Cell found when analysing a water sample from Irish waters on the scanning electron microscope. The image in greyscale was edited on GIMP to increase the contrast and highlights.