Salt water ciliates

Jean-marc · Post by **Jean-marc** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:42 am

Hello,

some new pics as I make a smelly culture of salt water with algua.

Uronychia is identified now, the second ciliate seems to be a Euplotes specimen ?
dimension : 80µm

splanapo 40/0,95 and 100/1,40 with DIC, flash 1/5600e, canon 600D.

JM

curt0909 · Post by **curt0909** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:34 am

Wow! Great photos here.

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:23 am

Very nice!

Rogelio

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:38 am

These are marvellously sharp, yet they convey a real sense of motion. The second one does seem to be Euplotes, but I am puzzled by the small number of frontal and ventral cirri. Perhaps some are weakly developed and slightly out of the focal plane?

We do not have a clear view of the caudal (and marginal?) cirri, so I am not sure that Diophrys can be ruled out. It is a genus often found in coastal waters.

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:56 am

Excellent shots, Jean Marc

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:38 pm

very nice photos

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:33 am

great job

Jean-marc · Post by **Jean-marc** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:36 am

Thank you

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 2:13 pm

Jean-Marc,

Great images. Really nice! Is the flash new?

Jean-marc · Post by **Jean-marc** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 3:13 pm

Hi Charles, thank you,

Yes it is my new yongnuo460II (aka YN460) that replace my old and unrepaired vivitar 285HV.
The YN460 is as powerful as the 285HV, and I am sure that the trigger voltage will not burn my Canon 600D

JM