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The study of is difficult because of their small size. For this we thank Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1722), the "father of microbiology". This Dutch draper was self-taught in creating high-quality lenses to examine thread. He then viewed tooth scrapings and water, coined the term "animalcules" for , and first described Spirogyra (👍 genus name from JHF Link) as “spirally wound serpent-wise earthy particles”. A was born.

image/jpeg a sketch of a man in academic style robes, a crevat, and long curled wig, sitting by a globe and holding a scientific instrument. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. Mezzotint by J. Verkolje, 1686 CC BY 4.0
image/jpeg an old brass instrument comprised of a large backing plate, with a screw mechanism on the front which comes to a sharp point. A glass lens in the plate is barely visible near the point. Van Leeuwenhoek microscope. Museum Boerhaave, Leiden CC-BY-SA 3.0
image/jpeg a view through a microscope of an algal filaments that contains two very green spirals in a double helix, similar to the structure of DNA. The charophyte green algae Spirogyra. Public Domain.
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