Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, nucleus about 7µm diameter, Olympus E-P2, Marine sample, Alboran Sea
https://www.arcella.nl/saccamoeba-spec-5/
Naked Amoeba (possibly Saccamoeba sp.)
Naked Amoeba (possibly Saccamoeba sp.)
Zeiss Standard WL (somewhat fashion challenged) & Wild M8
Olympus E-P2 (Micro Four Thirds Camera)
Olympus E-P2 (Micro Four Thirds Camera)
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Re: Naked Amoeba (possibly Saccamoeba sp.)
Good find. That's super cool and nice depth of field for 63x too! Edit: or is that 63x total mag? Still nice either way.
I supposed the cytoplasmic streaming motility method also aids in crude(or do I mean sophisticated?) circulation of all the stuff inside the amoeba.
Been looking for, and unable to find, an amoeba my pond. Thanks for sharing this great video.
Heather
I supposed the cytoplasmic streaming motility method also aids in crude(or do I mean sophisticated?) circulation of all the stuff inside the amoeba.
Been looking for, and unable to find, an amoeba my pond. Thanks for sharing this great video.
Heather
Re: Naked Amoeba (possibly Saccamoeba sp.)
Thanks Sauerkraut
Unless one comes across one of the large amoeba (see link below), finding one tends to involve using medium power objectives as most are pretty small.
https://www.arcella.nl/amoeba-proteus/
Unless one comes across one of the large amoeba (see link below), finding one tends to involve using medium power objectives as most are pretty small.
https://www.arcella.nl/amoeba-proteus/
Zeiss Standard WL (somewhat fashion challenged) & Wild M8
Olympus E-P2 (Micro Four Thirds Camera)
Olympus E-P2 (Micro Four Thirds Camera)
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Re: Naked Amoeba (possibly Saccamoeba sp.)
Thank you for this link, 75RR.
Long ago when I first bought my scope, I found an amoeba right away. Same thing with a water bear so I assumed they were common inhabitants and easy to find in my pond.
Now they are nowhere to be found. Possibly there is more algae now and the micro-community has shifted. Or it could have been a case of beginner's luck.
Heather
Long ago when I first bought my scope, I found an amoeba right away. Same thing with a water bear so I assumed they were common inhabitants and easy to find in my pond.
Now they are nowhere to be found. Possibly there is more algae now and the micro-community has shifted. Or it could have been a case of beginner's luck.
Heather
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