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#1 Post by JimT » Fri Oct 24, 2014 5:52 pm

Stationary object about 120 um's. Worm like green object moved around inside perimeter and brown diatom like objects also moved. Thanks for any help. JimT
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#2 Post by 75RR » Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:01 pm

Hi JimT,
my guess would be Testate Amoeba. See link.

http://www.arcella.nl/shelled-amoebae
http://www.arcella.nl/visual-arcella-key
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#3 Post by JimT » Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:54 pm

Thanks. Looks similar. JimT
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#4 Post by gekko » Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:36 pm

JimT wrote:Stationary object about 120 um's. Worm like green object moved around inside perimeter and brown diatom like objects also moved. Thanks for any help. JimT
I think that the green object that moved insided the perimeter might be Oscillatoria or some other cyanobacteria. The "brown diatom like objects" that also moved I'm fairly certain are, in fact, diatoms. Nice images and a great find.
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#5 Post by JimT » Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:55 pm

Looks like caydaAtes posted his reply to the wrong subject.
Thanks gecko. Have not seen another one since this image.
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#6 Post by Seamer » Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:57 pm

This is the empty testate amoeba shell of Arcella with Oscillatoria and a few diatoms inside.
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#7 Post by JimT » Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:50 pm

Seamer , thanks. That is an old image and I have never seen another in two and a half years. Lucky find.

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