Hey guys,
I stained some Zostera marina and Z. noltii plant for my MSc project. I found some stuff that I cannot identify. Anybody as an idea what I'm looking at?
Thank you in advance
Seagrass under microscope
Seagrass under microscope
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- The diameter of the structure is about 20-30 um
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- Same diameter (20-30 um)
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Re: Seagrass under microscope
These two quite small structures were just free and within the water that the eelgrasses were immersed in , correct? Or were they attached in some way?
Re: Seagrass under microscope
They were probably attached on the surface since I rinsed the plants before staining. I stained with trypan blue so it should be an oomycete or a fungi structure. But in literature, I couldn't find anything similar.
Re: Seagrass under microscope
It looks like "Merismopedia sp." on the first picture.
on second picture probably Coleochaete sp.
on second picture probably Coleochaete sp.
-Reichert Polyvar
-Olympus IX70
-Zeiss Photomicroscope
-Canon 600D
-Olympus IX70
-Zeiss Photomicroscope
-Canon 600D