Botryococcus, golden algae....Myriophyllum

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Botryococcus, golden algae....Myriophyllum

Post by twebster »

Submitted by Myriophyllum...

Hi,

here two photos of Botryococcus.
They produce a yellow oil, making the algae look golden.

First an overview:

Image

"Freestyle" lighting once more to get a nice blue/yellow contrast.

(Zeiss Standard, Planapo 40/0.95; S-Kpl 16x;
asymmetric Col with blue background;
slide film; one image)



The second picture shows a closer view:

Image

(Zeiss Standard, Planapo 63/1.40; S-Kpl 10x;
asymmetric Col; slide film; one image)


Best Greetings

Jens

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