Critters in the pond - some strange to me

[Baley]

These are all uncropped Canon 5DII full-frame sensor photos from Ortholux Leitz 40x APO & Periplan 10x imaged direct to sensor. Photoshop resize, contrast, sharpen. #1 & #4 had a yellow filter in the optical path.
I'd appreciate any ID information you all would care to share.
#1 It looked like a flat worm & moved pretty fast.

#2 Very strange - looks like it belongs in outer space to me.

#3 - The sandpile.

#4 The prickly pear - moved very fast.

#5 - I haven't a clue.

[sebba28]

Hello,Baley.

This is not a flatworm on the first image,this is a ciliate propably Litonotus.

Best regards

[Baley]

Hello,Baley.

This is not a flatworm on the first image,this is a ciliate propably Litonotus.

Best regards

Thanks Sebba. I figured it wasn't a worm because it moved fast; but I couldn't see any cilia.

[Charles Krebs]

Yup, Litonotus sp. for the the fist one.

The small colorful object at about 3 o'clock in the second image has colors that are reminiscent of what can be seen in nassula, but it is too too small to tell.

#4 looks like Stylonychia sp.

[Baley]

Yup, Litonotus sp. for the the fist one.

The small colorful object at about 3 o'clock in the second image has colors that are reminiscent of what can be seen in nassula, but it is too too small to tell.

#4 looks like Stylonychia sp.

Thanks for that Charles. I wanted to find some better pictures, but I can't find any of these terms on Ferry's site. I must be doing something wrong.

[Charles Krebs]

Wrong types of critters for Ferry's site.

This is a good one (but it has been unusually slow the past day or so).:
http://starcentral.mbl.edu/microscope/p ... azorganism

[Baley]

Wrong types of critters for Ferry's site.

This is a good one (but it has been unusually slow the past day or so).:
http://starcentral.mbl.edu/microscope/p ... azorganism

Yes that is a great site - thanks. Do you pronounce Litonotus with a long "i" and long "o" (lie-toe-nee-us)?

[Planapo]

Do you pronounce Litonotus with a long "i" and long "o" (lie-toe-nee-us)?

Litonotus pronounced in Latin correctly would sound similar to say in English:

Lee-toe-no-toos

Many could disagree.
And from English native speakers you will often hear such terrible things like
Lie-dough-no-does

But whatever their dough does ... or does not, they are mistaken!

--Betty