Urostyla or Holosticha?

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:52 pm

For me the following cialite looks like Holosticha; but the rows of ciiri make me doubt.

Objective: plan apo 20x/0.75, DIC.

Rogelio

naturephoto1 · Post by **naturephoto1** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:03 pm

Rogelio,

Congratulations. Still another stunning set of images.

Rich

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:16 pm

Rogelio,

Beautiful images again !

Marek

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Tue May 01, 2012 4:25 am

Very nice, is that a row of micro-nuclei in #4?

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Tue May 01, 2012 4:52 am

Mitch640 wrote:Very nice, is that a row of micro-nuclei in #4?

That look like that; but I am not sure, you can see it on #1 too.

Thank you for your comments.

Rogelio

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Tue May 01, 2012 4:52 am

Thank you all for your comments.

Rogelio

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Tue May 01, 2012 7:54 am

Rogelio, I think Anteholosticha monilata is a likely candidate. This is the organism Kahl described as Kerenopsis monilata, and which appears in some sources as Holosticha monilata.

My understanding of the species is sketchy and impressionistic, and, as you know the taxonomy of these groups is extremely complicated. If it were my find, I would call it A. monilata...with a question mark.

I am still working my way through the chapter on Anteholosticha monilata in Berger's Monograph of the Urostyloidea, but will post more when I've finished.

Mitch, that chain of circles is not a series of "micronuclei" but a beaded "macronucleus."

nch29fr · Post by **nch29fr** » Tue May 01, 2012 8:03 am

Hi Rogelio,
Your images are really impressive! Beautiful set. Congratulations. I wish I could take some pictures like that.

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Tue May 01, 2012 12:16 pm

Bruce, thank you for the description of the possible ID.

Nicola, thank you for your comments.

Rogelio