Hay infusion t(w)o(o)

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Hay infusion t(w)o(o)

Post by bernhardinho »

Hi pond life fans,

just by coincidence I'm observing a hay infusion too. Apart from the occasional amoeba it contains lots of cryptomonades of the Chilomonas paramecium group and likewise Paramecium caudatum.


Chilomonas, 400x, greenfilter, coolpix 990

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Paramecium caudatum, 400x, Nomarski filter, Coolpix 990

Looks like a shark, doesn't it?

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Bernhard

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Post by Ken Ramos »

Some pretty nice shots there Bernhard, it has been along time since I have observed C. paramecium. I used to find them all the time, as a matter of fact I do not believe I ever had a culture that did not have a swarm of these organisms. :)

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Post by Charles Krebs »

Yup... it always seems that when you have one Paramecium caudatum, there are a whole lot of them. I've never done a hay "infusion"... should give it a try now that my collected samples have stopped producing much of interest. Good to see a couple new pictures from you Bernhard... keep them coming!

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