Nematocysts
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Nematocysts
20140612-DSLR_IMG_0034-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Aiptasia unfired nematocyst, 60x/1.2, DIC
20140612-DSLR_IMG_0138-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Aiptasia nematocysts and zooxanthellae, 60x/1.2, DIC, HF B
20140612-DSLR_IMG_0174-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Aiptasia fired nematocyst, 60x/1.2, DIC, HF B
20140612-DSLR_IMG_0235-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Mushroom unfired nematocysts, 60x/1.2, DIC
20140612-DSLR_IMG_0322-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Mushroom unfired nematocyst, 60x/1.2*1.25,DIC, HF A
Mushroom nematocysts by pwnell, on Flickr
Mushroom unfired nematocyst, 60x/1.2*1.25,DIC, HF A
20140612-DSLR_IMG_0499-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Mushroom unfired nematocyst, 60x/1.2*1.25,DIC, HF B
20140612-DSLR_IMG_0532-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Mushroom fired nematocyst, 60x/1.2*1.25,DIC, HF A+B
20140612-DSLR_IMG_0724-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Mushroom unfired nematocysts, 60x/1.2*1.25,DIC, HF A
20140612-DSLR_IMG_0785-Edit.jpg by pwnell, on Flickr
Mushroom zooxanthellae and nematocysts, 60x/1.3*1.25,DIC, HF A
Not a nice photo, but this gives you an idea of how long the thread of a mushroom mesenterial filament nematocyst is when triggered.
Mushroom triggered nematocyst, 10x*1.25, DIC, Pano of 2 photos stacked vertically.
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These are jaw-droppingly good!
Do you happen to have a link where I could read more about these things? I gather these are related to the ones you showed earlier at http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... hp?t=19181, but I'm unclear what a "mushroom polyp" is.
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Do you happen to have a link where I could read more about these things? I gather these are related to the ones you showed earlier at http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... hp?t=19181, but I'm unclear what a "mushroom polyp" is.
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Thanks everyone. I hope to add photos of a Jellyfish's nematocysts soon. Just awaiting a sample tentacle.rjlittlefield wrote:These are jaw-droppingly good!
Do you happen to have a link where I could read more about these things? I gather these are related to the ones you showed earlier at http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... hp?t=19181, but I'm unclear what a "mushroom polyp" is.
--Rik
These are indeed related - but only the ones marked as Mushroom nematocyst. A mushroom polyp is a kind of marine cnidarian, part of the order Corallimorpharia. Here is a very short article.
A mushroom can attack nearby coral to compete for space on a reef by expelling its mesenterial filaments (which naturally it also uses to digest food with). These filaments contain the small and large nematocysts.
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Uh oh. Now I have to resist the urge to fix and microtome one of my corallinamorphs....and I've spent a lot of effort raising them so now they are finally starting to propagate. But I REALLY want to see what they look like fixed and stained. Great, no fantastic shots. What species did you use? And I am assuming you just cut/squashed these and put them under the 60/1.2W. Must....resist...urge... to...microtome....corallinamorphs...
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