Diatoms, rotifers(?) and euglenoids

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pwnell
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Diatoms, rotifers(?) and euglenoids

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20140517-DSLR_IMG_0034-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Cresent beach stream - Euglenoids, 60x/1.2, DIC, HF B

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20140517-DSLR_IMG_0053.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Cresent beach stream - rotifer?, 60x/1.2, DIC

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20140517-DSLR_IMG_0058.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Cresent beach stream - rotifer?, 60x/1.2, DIC

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20140517-DSLR_IMG_0059-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Cresent beach stream - diatom, 60x/1.2, DIC, HF B

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20140517-DSLR_IMG_0068-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Cresent beach stream - brown algae and diatom, 60x/1.2, DIC, HF A+B

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20140517-DSLR_IMG_0161-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Cresent beach stream - mosquito pupae carapace and diatoms, 40x, DIC, HF B

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20140517-DSLR_IMG_0311-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Cresent beach sample - diatoms, 60x/1.2, DIC, HF B

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Post by Sumguy01 »

:D Really nice pics.
Thanks for sharing.

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Post by vasselle »

Very nice Photos

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Post by arturoag75 »

Very nice :wink:
i'm quite sure that 2 and 3 pics is a Stentor ciliate and not a rotifer..
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Post by pwnell »

Thanks Arturo. It is quite possible. I am very bad with identifications...

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great! 60/1.2 at work (:
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Super :shock:

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Post by _Michal_ »

Awesome, especially sixth photo. =D>

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Post by Bruce Taylor »

Beautiful work. :) The "rotifer" is certainly a ciliate, as Arturo says.
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great as usual.

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Post by pwnell »

Thanks for looking. Yeah I only named the "rotifer' due to its waving cirri, but its body structure does not seem to have an exoskeleton.

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Wonderful

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