Marine biofilm and ?

Linden.g · Post by **Linden.g** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:25 pm

I really like the abstract nature of this marine biofilm. I've also add a second image of some form of marine larva. I'm sure I've seen images of this organism on this forum but couldn't find them. Olympus 40x S-Plan Achromat, flash DIC.

Linden

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:23 pm

Linden,

The second image is a nauplius, a larval stage of a crustacean (search the forum and you'll see it is a popular "subject"). What species I don't know.

Linden.g · Post by **Linden.g** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:29 pm

Thanks for the ID Charlie, there are a lot of examples on the forum. All shapes and sizes.

Linden

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:07 am

The second one looks like one of my Nauplier stage 2 Cyclopoida. I seem to have a whole tank full of them. And they never looked this good in Brightfield.

I also like watching the abstract frames of life when I come upon them.

Linden.g · Post by **Linden.g** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:11 pm

Ok, we are on a run, how about these guys with respect to ID

lauriek · Post by **lauriek** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:34 pm

I think the first one is a blue whale...

(Lovely set of shots!)

Linden.g · Post by **Linden.g** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:32 pm

Hi laurie, its funny you should say that, others have also seen the whale in this image.
Linden

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:16 pm

I saw the Blue Whale, but was trying to keep it serious. But I also saw the Baleen Whale in the next image

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:17 pm

Beautiful photographs
Litonotus and Epiclintes?
Francisco

Linden.g · Post by **Linden.g** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:59 pm

Thanks for the ID's Francisco.
Linden