an unusual marine diatom: Guinardia striata

Franz Neidl · Post by **Franz Neidl** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:18 am

This is the marine diatom Guinardia striata. One cell was 175 µm long.
(It was unusual for me: because this diatom has not so many chloroplasts).
Obj. 20x DIC, stack 5 pictures
Obj. 20x DIC, stack with 8 p.

Franz

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:33 pm

A very different diatom. Were you able to see it moving?

Franz Neidl · Post by **Franz Neidl** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:50 am

Hello Mitch,

I could'nt see that the cells moved as such. Insight the cells however, there was the movement of chloroplasts along "roads". (You can see these "roads" especially in the phase-contast images).

Franz