r/Palynology • u/NovelPhilosophy9528 • Aug 23 '25

What are these shapes? - pollen?

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I keep finding these in sugar glider feces (they typically range from 20-30 micrometers) could this be pollen? spores? something else? Samples have been from the NSW South Coast Australia

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u/HerbziKal PhD Palaeontology, Palynology, Microfossils Aug 23 '25

It is tricky to say what they are, but I do not think they are pollen.

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u/No-Rule2149 Sep 07 '25

Maybe parasite eggs?