Heliozoan (2)

gpmatthews · Post by **gpmatthews** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:19 pm

Possibly Heterophrys

Specimen form a mud sample collected today from Warnham Millpond (main pond ), Horsham, UK.

There is a bird hide which overhangs the pond and it is very easy to sling a sample jar on a length of string out of the window...

Microscope: Zeiss Standard GFL
Objective: Leitz x40 NPL Fluotar ICT
Ocular: Olympus P15
Substage: Leitz ICT

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:28 pm

It must be quite nice to have such a place as Warnham Millpond, so close at hand there Graham. A very lovely place, from your photographs of it. Quite a "sunny" looking creature you have presented here. I wonder if the coloration comes from the mud in which you found it?

A very nice image there Graham. One day soon I must get out for a collection or two but that will be some distance to drive unfortunately. I have many areas around here, close at hand, where I could obtain pond samples but they, unfortunately too, are on private property.