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Journey to the Microcosmos
Season 2 · Episode 23
How to Name a Microbe
0.010mJuly 6, 2020
There’s a story behind every microbe’s name, and that of the Phacus smulkowskianus is surprisingly sweet.
Episodes
- Episode 1We Filmed Tardigrade Sex!
- Episode 2The Highs and Lows of Tardigrade Pregnancy
- Episode 3Slime Molds: When Micro Becomes Macro
- Episode 4How to Identify Microbes
- Episode 5How Cyanobacteria Took Over The World
- Episode 6Bacillaria: Distractingly Beautiful Crystal Colonies
- Episode 7The Microcosmos of the 1800s - The Story of Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
- Episode 8How We Find Our Microbes
- Episode 9The Secret Things Living in Your Aquarium
- Episode 10Synura: Smelly, Flowery Confetti
- Episode 11How to Survive the Microcosmos
- Episode 12What Is the Point of Sex?
- Episode 13What Are These Vorticella up To?
- Episode 14Water Fleas: Look Weird, Adapt Weirder
- Episode 15Making Decisions Without a Brain
- Episode 16Peritrich Ciliates: Masters of Long-Range Snacking
- Episode 17The Terrifying Viruses of the Microcosmos
- Episode 18The Micro World Right Under Your Feet
- Episode 19Testate Amoebas: Blobby, Modest Shell Dwellers
- Episode 20Colorless Euglenoids: Structure and Function (and Food)
- Episode 21The Complicated Legacy of Lynn Margulis
- Episode 22The Microbe You Eat All The Time
- Episode 23How to Name a Microbe
- Episode 24Preserving the History of the Microcosmos With Prepared Slides
- Episode 25Trying to Make Sense of This Overwhelming World