Published on the Mono Lake Committee Blog on September 19, 2024 Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley discovered a new organism living in Mono Lake’s water—a species of choanoflagellate they named Barroeca monosierra. Choanoflagellates are single-celled, microscopic organisms that primarily feed on bacteria. Scientists have found that B. monosierra is unique because instead of only consuming bacteria, … Continue reading Organism New to Science Found in Mono Lake’s Water