Cothurnia or pyxicola or Vaginicola tincta???

ABEL · Post by **ABEL** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:38 am

Hello

This microbe is possibly vaginicola but the core was "red" as a sausage. She comes from a river with water suspended with canes.
Olympus BX 51 cámaras Jenoptik Progreso with flash , DIC Nomarski 40X

DIC Nomarski 40X

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:24 am

Nice images. I am learning to like the effect of the DIC lenses.

ABEL · Post by **ABEL** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:40 am

Hola.

Thank you.

This seems to be Pyxicola

ABEL · Post by **ABEL** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:50 am

DIC 40X

Martin Kreutz · Post by **Martin Kreutz** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:48 pm

Hi Abel,

really great images! Considering the individual features of this peritriche ciliate I would like to say this is Vaginicola tincta. You can recognize this species by the reddish-brownish colored lorica, the cylindrical shape and flat bottom of it and the shape of the macronucleus. On your first image you can recognize the micronucleus very clearly!

Wish you a nice evening!

Martin

ABEL · Post by **ABEL** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:18 pm

It is difficult but it seems to be correct; in effect it is Vaginicola tincta. Thank you

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:38 pm

Abel,

Again... beautiful images!