A sponge-like fragment of a brown microbial mat comprised mostly of cyanobacteria illustrates the varying texture of these structures.   This image has been selected from 'Seen and Unseen, Discovering the Microbes of Yellowstone' by Kathy Sheehan, David Patterson, Brett Leigh Dicks and Joan Henson, and published by Globe Pequot Press download as pdf file
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Mat in this collection

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Mat growing	Stromatolites

Mat in other collections

Mat, from Microbes of Alkaline Lake	Nematostelium ovatum, from Eumycetozoan Project Image Gallery	Haematococcus pluvialis, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Disematostoma buetschlii, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Disematostoma buetschlii, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
Disematostoma buetschlii, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Disematostoma buetschlii, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Disematostoma buetschlii, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Disematostoma buetschlii, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Spermatozopsis exsultans, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
Spermatozopsis exsultans, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Spermatozopsis exsultans, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Spermatozopsis exsultans, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Spermatozopsis exsultans, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Achromatium oxaliferum, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
Achromatium oxaliferum, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Achromatium oxaliferum, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Enchelyodon armatus, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Enchelyodon armatus, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Paraenchelys brachyarmata, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
Paraenchelys brachyarmata, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Paraenchelys brachyarmata, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Philasterides armatus, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Philasterides armatus, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Philasterides armatus, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
Rubrioxytricha haematoplasma, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Rubrioxytricha haematoplasma, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Rubrioxytricha haematoplasma, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Rubrioxytricha haematoplasma, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Commation cryoporinum, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats
Prismatomonas limax, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Thaumatomastix sagittifera, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Thaumatomastix salina, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Thaumatomastix setifera, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Thaumatomastix thomseni, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats
Thaumatomastix tripus, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Haematococcus pluvialis, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Platynematum solivagum, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Pseudoprorodon armatus, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Spermatozopsis exultans, from Protozoan biomonitors in China
Trachelomonas armata, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Urotricha armatus, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Vorticella hamata, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Orthodonella hamatus, from Marine microbes from Idaho	Cymatopleura elliptica_, from Images of Alessandro Bertoglio
Cymatopleura librile, from Images of Alessandro Bertoglio	Grammatophora oceanica, from Images of Alessandro Bertoglio	Grammatophora oceanica macilenta, from Images of Alessandro Bertoglio	Monommata, from Microbes of Lundy Lake	Xystonellopsis dicymatica, from Marine Microbial Ecology Group, Villefranche-sur-Mer
Xystonellopsis armata, from Marine Microbial Ecology Group, Villefranche-sur-Mer	Rhynchobodo armata, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Rhynchobodo armata, from Images by Guy Brugerolle	Eggerella matsunoi, from star*sand: The micro*scope foraminifera site	Elphidium matsukawauraense, from star*sand: The micro*scope foraminifera site
Elphidium matsukawauraense, from star*sand: The micro*scope foraminifera site	Stromatolites, from Protsville	Haematococcus, from Protsville	Trypanosphaera transformata, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria	Trypanosphaera transformata, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria
Sphaerozoum armatum, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria	Stomatodiscus osculatus, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria	Pylolena armata, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria	Pipettella prismatica, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria	Ommatocampe nereides, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria
Larnacantha prismatica, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria	Clistophoena armata, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria	Theopera prismatica, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria	Podocyrtis prismatica, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria	Eucyrtidium armatum, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria
Cyrtophormis armata, from Haeckel's Challenger radiolaria	Thaumatomonas seravini, from Eutree - voucher materials	Haematococcus, from Protsville drawings of freshwater protists	Achromatium oxaliferum, from Limnic Protists of Northern Germany	Cymatopleura, from SML Intertidal Pool
unidentified nematode, from SML Intertidal Pool	Euastrum gemmatum, from Desmids of Southern Greenland	Xanthidium armatum, from Desmids in Pools near Walchsee in Northern Tyrol	Xanthidium armatum, from Desmids in Pools near Walchsee in Northern Tyrol	Chromatium, from Little Sippewissett salt marsh, Massachusetts, USA
Achromatium, from Lamont Pond, freshwater, New York	Chlorochromatium aggregatum, from Lamont Pond, freshwater, New York	Nematode, from Pitcher Plants, Florida, USA	Disematostoma buetschlii, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Disematostoma buetschlii, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
Disematostoma buetschlii, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Platynematum sociale, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Orthodonella hamatus, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Orthodonella hamatus, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Orthodonella hamatus, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
Cymatopleura solea, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Acanthodesmia prismatium, from 1862 monograph on Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel	Haliommatidium mulleri, from 1862 monograph on Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel	Haliommatidium mulleri, from 1862 monograph on Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel	Haliommatidium tetragonopum, from 1862 monograph on Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel
Physematium mulleri, from 1862 monograph on Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel	Physematium mulleri, from 1862 monograph on Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel	Physematium mulleri, from 1862 monograph on Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel	Trematodiscus heterocyclus, from 1862 monograph on Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel	Trematodiscus orbiculatus, from 1862 monograph on Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel
Trematodiscus sorites, from 1862 monograph on Radiolaria by Ernst Haeckel	Orthodonella hamatus, from Marine microbes from Idaho	Nematode, from Microbiota of soils	Achromatium, from Little Sippewissett salt marsh, Massachusetts, USA	Chromatium, from Little Sippewissett salt marsh, Massachusetts, USA
Trachelomonas armata, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Trachelomonas armata, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Cymatopleura solea, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Orthodonella hamatus, from Marine microbes from Idaho	Cymatosira belgica, from Alfred Wegener Institute Phytoplankton
Ditylum spermatogon, from Alfred Wegener Institute Phytoplankton	Grammatophora marina, from Alfred Wegener Institute Phytoplankton	Nematodinium armatum, from Alfred Wegener Institute Phytoplankton	Nematodinium armatum, from Alfred Wegener Institute Phytoplankton	Nematode, from Eel Pond, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Achromatium, from Little Sippewissett salt marsh, Massachusetts, USA	Cymatopleura solea, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Haematococcus pluvialis, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Physematium, from Marine planktonic amoebae and other protists	Haematococcus pluvialis, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
Haematococcus pluvialis, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Cymatopleura solea, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Grand Prismatic, from Gradients at Yellowstone	Enchelyodon armatus, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Monommata, from Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA
Cyanobacterial mat, from West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park	Cyanobacterial mat, from West Thumb Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park	Bysmatrum, from Marine benthic dinoflagellates - NW Australia	Bysmatrum, from Marine benthic dinoflagellates - NW Australia	Bysmatrum, from Marine benthic dinoflagellates - NW Australia
Mats, from Introduction to Microbes of Yellowstone	Mat, from Marine microbes - NW Australia	La Duke mats, from La Duke Spring in Yellowstone National Park	Mat microbes, from La Duke Spring in Yellowstone National Park	Cyanobacterial mat, from Mammoth Hot Springs to Beaver Lake Area in Yellowstone National Park
Grand Prismatic, from Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park	Grand Prismatic, from Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park	Mat, from Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park	Biloculina comata, from Kunstforme der Natur by Ernst Haeckel	Monommata, from Audley Bottom
Physematium, from Radiolaria by O. R. Anderson	Paulinella chromatophora, from Lake Toolik, Arctic Alaska	Monommatta, from Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, USA)