Pleurotaenium Closterium other algae Dark field

jc maccagno · Post by **jc maccagno** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:11 pm

Dark field 40X objective

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:39 am

Very nice detail and colors. The images seem quite sharp. Is it some sort of diatom?

jc maccagno · Post by **jc maccagno** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:55 am

Hello Mitch,

This is an alga in the family Desmidiaceae.

John

Wim van Egmond · Post by **Wim van Egmond** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:24 am

Very nice starry night! Desmids are wonderful subjects for microscopy. Mitch, you should try to find a bog or marsh with wet sphagnum moss. Or Utricularia. There are plants that are indicators for desmids.

http://www.desmids.nl/

Wim

Pleurotaenium Closterium other algae Dark field

Pleurotaenium Closterium other algae Dark field

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