Amoebae

ABEL · Post by **ABEL** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:32 pm

Hello.

These amoebae come from the filter of my aquarium

Vídeo.

Amoeba Striata 40X DIC

http://vimeo.com/34731196

And Chaos. DIC 40x and 20X

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:51 am

Wow, excellent detail. Do you know what the diamond shaped particles inside it are, in the first image?

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:23 am

Abel,

Woderful images!

Rogelio

curt0909 · Post by **curt0909** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:50 am

Perfect photos.

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:53 am

superb!

Arturo

ABEL · Post by **ABEL** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:35 am

Mitch640 wrote:Wow, excellent detail. Do you know what the diamond shaped particles inside it are, in the first image?

I not, they are crystals

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:44 am

Yes, I have read about them, but never seen them. Your images make it more understandable.

Ferry · Post by **Ferry** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:56 pm

Hi Abel,

Your Amoeba striata is not a striata. It is a Thecamoeba, but I need more information to identify it: how large is it and how is the shape of the nucleus? It could be Thecamoeba terricola.

The Chaos amoeba is also not a Chaos. He is in a stationary position, because he was disturbed. You have to wait a longer time before he starts moving, preferable without light. Only then you can make a more positive identification. Chaos amoebae don't have such large crystals, I think it is a Polychaos species, but it is crucial to know if there is one nucleus or more and the shape of the nucleus.

Ferry

ABEL · Post by **ABEL** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:11 pm

Ferry wrote:Hi Abel,

Your Amoeba striata is not a striata. It is a Thecamoeba, but I need more information to identify it: how large is it and how is the shape of the nucleus? It could be Thecamoeba terricola.

The Chaos amoeba is also not a Chaos. He is in a stationary position, because he was disturbed. You have to wait a longer time before he starts moving, preferable without light. Only then you can make a more positive identification. Chaos amoebae don't have such large crystals, I think it is a Polychaos species, but it is crucial to know if there is one nucleus or more and the shape of the nucleus.

Ferry

Eureka Ferry ¡. I will look at it in another occasion These details.
She tape-worm an alone nucleus and she was in the filter of the aquarium, she has 150-200 microns and 4-5 strias