Any idea what this might be? I’ve seen them multiple times in my pond water samples. Magnification 400-800x.
https://adobe.ly/3a1T82R
Panthera C2 Trinocular
iPhone XR and LabCam Ultra (20x)
Oblique lighting (Scotch tape method) with Dark Field disk stopper offset as waxing crescent)
Thank you
ID help - pod like structures
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ID help - pod like structures
Krispen Hartung
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Re: ID help - pod like structures
They are Statoblasts! This is part of the life cycle of bryozoans, they are composed of a mass of cells from a colony. Bryozoans have a very interesting life cycle.
Nice image by the way.
Michael
Nice image by the way.
Michael
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AO110
Carl Zeiss Standard WL
Canon 90D
AO110
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Re: ID help - pod like structures
Awesome! Mystery solved. Thank you so much.
MikeBradley wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 9:45 pmThey are Statoblasts! This is part of the life cycle of bryozoans, they are composed of a mass of cells from a colony. Bryozoans have a very interesting life cycle.
Nice image by the way.
Michael
Krispen Hartung
Microscopy, macro photography, bird and wildlife photography
Motic Panthera C2 Trinocular microscope (BF/DF/PH/POL)
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Re: ID help - pod like structures
Wow! I gotta play catch up. You guys are getting way out in front of me with your photography. Great job!