help id amoeba!

curt0909 · Post by **curt0909** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:32 am

awesome shot!

naturephoto1 · Post by **naturephoto1** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:05 am

Arturo,

Superb image.

Rich

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:20 am

Curt , Rich
many thanks
Arturo

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:40 am

That's just an amazing photo. Beautifully done.

Ferry, is there a feature here that rules out the Vannellids? I haven't seen Vannella or its cousins in nature (or Thecamoeba either, for that matter!), but some of the pictures look a lot like this little guy (large hyaline zone, big CV).

Ecki · Post by **Ecki** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:16 am

Arturo,

great shot! What was the lens that you used?

regards
Ecki

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:55 am

Arturo,

Wow... missed this one earlier. What a magnificent amoeba and photograph!

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:41 am

Ecki wrote:Arturo,

great shot! What was the lens that you used?

regards
Ecki

hi,
i used a leitz pl apo 40 0,75 objective on zeiss Photomicroscope III

tanks
Arturo

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:42 am

Charles Krebs wrote:Arturo,

Wow... missed this one earlier. What a magnificent amoeba and photograph!

many thanks Charlie!

Arturo

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:53 am

..i add this image, not good like the first one but interesting i think..
there is a nematode in its egg ...it'll die before birth

best
Arturo

Ferry · Post by **Ferry** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:09 pm

Hello Bruce,

Ferry, is there a feature here that rules out the Vannellids? I haven't seen Vannella or its cousins in nature (or Thecamoeba either, for that matter!), but some of the pictures look a lot like this little guy (large hyaline zone, big CV).

Sorry, I missed your question about Vannellids! Vannella species are much more flattened and much smaller than Thecamoeba species. They never show the wrinkles and folds of the Thecamoeba.

Ferry

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:04 pm

Thanks, Ferry.

Arturo, the picture with the nematode egg is fascinating.

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 2:36 am

..i agree whit you

tanks
arturo