Can anyone help me identify this creature?
Posted: Sun May 13, 2018 1:33 am
This afternoon I pinched a bit of moist soil from an outdoor flowerpot and put it into a saucer of rainwater. In my first sample of that water, I discovered this "creature." I do not know whether it is a plant or an animal. It has no cilia, nor any chloroplasts. Apparently, it is recently deceased because the cellular structure and tubular "arms" are intact. I originally thought it had seven "arms," but in a second water sample I found a similar creature with nine "arms." I then saw that two "arms" of the first specimen had somehow been amputated. Can anyone identify it for me, please?
http://hermitdog.com/microscope/7-armed ... %2040x.png
http://hermitdog.com/microscope/7-armed ... %2016x.png
http://hermitdog.com/microscope/7-armed ... 20100x.png
Second sample:
http://hermitdog.com/microscope/creature2%2040x.png
Thanks for your help.
hermitdog42@gmail.com
Clarification: The 16x, 40x, or 100x on the images denotes the objective used. The actual magnification would multiply that figure by 20. Therefore, 40x = 800 magnification, etc.
http://hermitdog.com/microscope/7-armed ... %2040x.png
http://hermitdog.com/microscope/7-armed ... %2016x.png
http://hermitdog.com/microscope/7-armed ... 20100x.png
Second sample:
http://hermitdog.com/microscope/creature2%2040x.png
Thanks for your help.
hermitdog42@gmail.com
Clarification: The 16x, 40x, or 100x on the images denotes the objective used. The actual magnification would multiply that figure by 20. Therefore, 40x = 800 magnification, etc.