I found this Rotifer Monostyla that was swimming and rotating as he was cruising the slide. Very elegant swimming technique.
I added a drop of Glutaraldehyde to stop the movement and managed to get a few stacks. The size of the animalcule is 150µm from tip of the tail to the front horns.
60X water immersion, DIC and 1.25X on the magnification changer:
60X water immersion, Fluorescent light (around 400 nm). Slightly cropped:
Rotifer Monostyla
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Rotifer Monostyla
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