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Need Help With An Unknown Species, We Offer Taxa Identification

Need Help With An Unknown Species, We Offer Taxa Identification
Can you tell what this scum is?  Something is blocking our filters, can you help? What is making our tank water smell?  Just a few of the usual questions asked of our lab, we are able to determine most of the causes.  Unknown organisms usually require a Biologist to help correctly identify them. It is…
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Giardia

Giardia
Giardia lamblia is a parasitic protozoan belonging to the group of flagellates. The parasite is found in the small intestine of humans and other mammals, which when excreted by an organism survives as a cyst before being ingested by the next host. Giardia is characterised by the presence of the outer shell which allows it…
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Sponges

Sponges
A member of Phylum Porifera, the name derived from Latin words porus for pore and Ferre to bear, hence an animal with pores. This class of organisms is almost 600 million years old and makes up for more than half of the biomass in the marine reefs. They can be found in almost any aquatic…
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Cryptosporidium

Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium is a coccidian protozoan which is well-known as a ubiquitous human pathogen. Cryptosporidium begins its life cycle as sporulated oocysts, which are excreted to an external environment via the faeces of the infected host. The pathogenic oocysts reside in food and water. Transmission of Cryptosporidium takes place mainly through contact with contaminated water. The…
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