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Salt water ciliates

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Here are two marine ciliates found in a recent saltwater sample. No ID's. The first one is not "flattened", it has the very ovoid shape seen here. The second image is focused into the center of the cell to show some relatively large diatoms it has ingested.


Olympus BHS, 40/0.95 S Plan Apo, 1.67 NFK photoeyepiece, DIC illumination, Canon DSLR, Electronic flash.
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Olympus BHS, 40/0.95 S Plan Apo, 1.67 NFK photoeyepiece, DIC illumination, Canon DSLR, Electronic flash.
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Olympus BHS, 60/1.40 S Plan Apo, 1.67 NFK photoeyepiece, DIC illumination, Canon DSLR, Electronic flash.
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Olympus BHS, 20/0.70 S Plan Apo, 1.67 NFK photoeyepiece, DIC illumination, Canon DSLR, Electronic flash.
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Olympus BHS, 20/0.70 S Plan Apo, 1.67 NFK photoeyepiece, DIC illumination, Canon DSLR, Electronic flash.
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Post by Mitch640 »

These are beautiful Charles. I think a guy could get a real education right here in these forums. :)
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Unbelievable images, but seeing is believing. Wow!
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” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
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No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
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Post by Franz Neidl »

Hello Charles,

I like very much your pictures.
The first ciliate could be a Frontonia and the second a Stentor. But as I am not a specialist I wait for other opinions...

Franz
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