Summer 2004 Unknown

THIS MONTH'S WINNERS:

Many of our viewers submitted the answer "Volvox" for the summer unknown – an excellent guess based on the fact that young daughter colonies of Volvox look somewhat like Eudorina. Thanks for the submissions, and keep trying. Here are the three winners, and another correct answer:

Miriam S, Kannan
Northern Kentucky University

Jennifer Woodhead Brunswick Community College NC

Ryan French
Junior High Student
Bothell, Washington

Correct answer, but not eligible because she has already collected a prize this year:

Mary Halsall
Mariemont HS
Cincinnati, Ohio

Please note: Prize winners are now drawn each month from the total pool of correct answers for that month.

Thanks to all of those who submitted an entry to this contest.

Good luck this month!

"Goodness, gracious, small balls of cells." - Eudorina - A Simple Colony

Our summer unknown was the colonial flagellate, Eudorina. More on this species early next week.

Also check out our new video, The Biology of Algae, and DVD -Branches on the Tree of Life - Algae, for excellent resources for teaching about diatoms and other types of algae, and for teaching about the evolutionary relationships among this diverse collection of organisms.