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Foraminifera

#1 Post by 75RR » Mon Apr 15, 2019 5:46 pm

Plan 40x/0.65, DIC, 215µm length, 2 Stacks stitched in Photoshop, Marine sample, Alboran Sea

Found on alga collected on the shore.

Note bacteria trails due to stacking effect.
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Re: Foraminifera

#2 Post by KurtM » Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:31 am

COOL! 8-) But it only makes me wanna see more, you know. :mrgreen:
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Re: Foraminifera

#3 Post by 75RR » Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:38 am

Thanks KurtM

Plan 40x/0.65, DIC, 130µm, stacked in Photoshop, Marine sample, Alboran Sea
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Re: Foraminifera

#4 Post by mrsonchus » Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:57 am

Hi 75' - superb images, and as Kurt says, makes me want more!
Is it possible that the 'bacteria trails' are strands of it's ectoplasm? I'd love to see several images with perhaps some taxonomic details, interesting to know what type it may be. Lovely images, full of interest even though I'm really a 'plant man'!

Keep them coming my friend, they're excellent! :D :D
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Re: Foraminifera

#5 Post by MicroBob » Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:14 pm

Hi 75RR,
thank you for posting these beautiful images. There are lots of pictures of foraminifera shells but pictures of living foraminifera are comparatively rare.

Bob

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Re: Foraminifera

#6 Post by 75RR » Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:13 pm

Many thanks mrsonchus and MicroBob
Is it possible that the 'bacteria trails' are strands of it's ectoplasm?
Have added a closeup of the area that I believe shows that they are multiple images of slow moving 'bacteria'. A sort of time-lapse of their movement.

Have duplicated the image and placed the copy at 180 degrees to show both negative and positive bias to help in viewing the tracks.
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