Vorticella in darkfield II

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Walter Piorkowski
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Vorticella in darkfield II

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Image

Nikon S type microscope
Darkfield by Baush & Lomb darkfield condenser
20X M Achromat
Olympus PK 6.7X projection eyepiece, no relay lens
Canon 10D
Low speed strobe

Much differant than my first darkfield post, but I believe it is another form of vorticella. It can separate itself from it's stalk and swim freely.

Walt

Ken Ramos
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Post by Ken Ramos »

Nice shot there Walt :D There are a few different types of Vorticella, most can detach from the stalk and become free swimming and it is quite interesting to watch them do so and then reattach themselves to another piece of substrate. I have only observed this cycle once and it requires a lot of time at the microscope.

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Post by beetleman »

I do not think I have personally seen one detached yet. I love these neon blue colors Walter (am I repeating myself..old age I guess) :smt045
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Walter Piorkowski
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Post by Walter Piorkowski »

Thanks you guys. I recently was observing a cyclops with some parasitic vorticella attached to it. I looked away for a minute to make a note and returned to find all but one were fleeing. Really neat. I may some day post the images.

Walt

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