Paramecium bursaria

[Seb28]

DIC,400x,1000x

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[JimT]

Outstanding!

[charlie g]

Beautiful images...I love P.bursaria for it's greens! Those symbiotic algae partner with Hydras, rotifers, protists!

You have a beautiful image capture sense to my eyes, your DIC stand is sweet. thanks, charlie guevara

[billbillt]

Astonishing beautiful!... I don't know how people do it!... I could never obtain such photos with what I have...
BillT

[gekko]

Outstanding is right!

[CaterpillarGuy]

Amazing shots. Exquisite detail and color.

In the first image, in the left half, are the small particles cilia viewed ~end-on? And are the striations bordering the left side cilia seen in side-view?

[75RR]

Beautiful and striking images.

[Cyclops]

Excellent images!

[Seb28]

Thank you all for your kind comments.

In the first image, in the left half, are the small particles cilia viewed ~end-on?

I'm not sure what are the particles,but not cilia.

And are the striations bordering the left side cilia seen in side-view?

Yes they are cilia senn in side -view.

[CaterpillarGuy]

OK, thanks.

[Seb28]

I tried to fix the paramecium with a fixative solution to get the cilia visible.

1000x , stack from 10 pics.(not very well deposited)

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[75RR]

Much more visible. They look longer and more profuse than I expected.

[Cyclops]

So good!

[gekko]

Excellent result. I didn't know that the cilia were that thick.