Licmophora (one more)
Licmophora (one more)
Plan 40x/0.65, DIC, 300µm, stacked and stitched in Photoshop, Marine sample, Alboran Sea.
Slightly angled which gives a better idea of the structure
Slightly angled which gives a better idea of the structure
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A very nice image, again! from an angle that gives a 3D view.
I copied the image into my Irfanview software and zoomed in. The dots are fairly visible in what I believe are stria. Done some measurements and calculation, and again I find that there are 16stria/10um in the "head" and 17/10um in the tail. Not within the stated 23-27/10um for L. colosalis.
I copied the image into my Irfanview software and zoomed in. The dots are fairly visible in what I believe are stria. Done some measurements and calculation, and again I find that there are 16stria/10um in the "head" and 17/10um in the tail. Not within the stated 23-27/10um for L. colosalis.
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Another beautiful image - thanks again for posting!
Tom
Tom
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Many thanks Hobbyst46 and tgss
Looks like I am going to have to find another suspect. Can't think which, as at 300µm, I don't suppose there are that many candidates.
Thanks. I haven't sent the other images in yet.I copied the image into my Irfanview software and zoomed in. The dots are fairly visible in what I believe are stria. Done some measurements and calculation, and again I find that there are 16stria/10um in the "head" and 17/10um in the tail. Not within the stated 23-27/10um for L. colosalis.
Looks like I am going to have to find another suspect. Can't think which, as at 300µm, I don't suppose there are that many candidates.
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Here is another one at 365µm in Black and White
I have attempted to measure the stria in 10µm and get 27ish which is as defined for Licmophora colosalis - perhaps you can remeasure
I have attempted to measure the stria in 10µm and get 27ish which is as defined for Licmophora colosalis - perhaps you can remeasure
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Olympus E-P2 (Micro Four Thirds Camera)
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Hi 75RR - this is becoming better every day!
1) The UV image is a revelation in itself. Irrespective of the following stria discussion, please, disclose how you iamged it at 365nm ? a new specific modification of the Zeiss setup, illumination etc ? is it still DIC ?
2) The UV image is surprising - how comes all stria are visible "at the expense" of the chloroplasts and other morphological features of the live diatom ? or, did you clean the diatom before imaging ?
3) Of course, I rushed to re-measure at all three-four photos.
The UV image gives the same figure as yours, 27stria/10um.
The valve view {file Licmophora(2)} still gives 15-16 stria/10um.
The girdle view {file Licmophora(1)}, gives a really very rough estimate of 12stria/10um.
So, perhaps the very beautiful presentations of the live diatom in plain visible light DIC provide an unreliable display of the stria. Sounds blasphemy/stupidity, I know. I doubt that this is a result of the different wavelength alone. UV should improve resolution relative to 550nm, but not that much .
Last, but most important - it is L Colosalis after all!
1) The UV image is a revelation in itself. Irrespective of the following stria discussion, please, disclose how you iamged it at 365nm ? a new specific modification of the Zeiss setup, illumination etc ? is it still DIC ?
2) The UV image is surprising - how comes all stria are visible "at the expense" of the chloroplasts and other morphological features of the live diatom ? or, did you clean the diatom before imaging ?
3) Of course, I rushed to re-measure at all three-four photos.
The UV image gives the same figure as yours, 27stria/10um.
The valve view {file Licmophora(2)} still gives 15-16 stria/10um.
The girdle view {file Licmophora(1)}, gives a really very rough estimate of 12stria/10um.
So, perhaps the very beautiful presentations of the live diatom in plain visible light DIC provide an unreliable display of the stria. Sounds blasphemy/stupidity, I know. I doubt that this is a result of the different wavelength alone. UV should improve resolution relative to 550nm, but not that much .
Last, but most important - it is L Colosalis after all!
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75RR,
I have a crazy idea how to clean a single diatom and watching it all the way, from live diatom to a frustule or separate valves: build a microfluidic setup where the internal outflow tubings are of a smaller diameter than 20um (say). Catch a diatom, put it inside, and flush it with water, then chemicals, then water again, all under continuous microscopical inspection.
Piece of cake... although doable.
I have a crazy idea how to clean a single diatom and watching it all the way, from live diatom to a frustule or separate valves: build a microfluidic setup where the internal outflow tubings are of a smaller diameter than 20um (say). Catch a diatom, put it inside, and flush it with water, then chemicals, then water again, all under continuous microscopical inspection.
Piece of cake... although doable.
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Hi Hobbyst46,
this is the original source for the image - using 63x/1.4, DIC, 5 stacks stitched in photoshop (reduced in size and converted to jpeg - original is tiff and 316 MB)
I rotated image and converted to B/W to simplify.
Note: I might have got away with 4 stacks - but I tend to err on the side of caution. It is frustrating when images don't stitch!
Did not actively clean the sample - but it may have occurred naturally (i.e. died + bacterial action) as I have had this same sample jar on my desk for many days now.
this is the original source for the image - using 63x/1.4, DIC, 5 stacks stitched in photoshop (reduced in size and converted to jpeg - original is tiff and 316 MB)
I rotated image and converted to B/W to simplify.
Note: I might have got away with 4 stacks - but I tend to err on the side of caution. It is frustrating when images don't stitch!
Did not actively clean the sample - but it may have occurred naturally (i.e. died + bacterial action) as I have had this same sample jar on my desk for many days now.
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In the "staircase" stitch photo, at the wider pole (on the right) I find 20+ stria/10um.
Seemingly, as Maria Dolores Belando and coworkers stated, it is difficult to identify... but I wonder, if this is an example that the apparent resolution of the stria (or even dots) in a live diatom can differ from that of the clean silica frustule/valve ?
Seemingly, as Maria Dolores Belando and coworkers stated, it is difficult to identify... but I wonder, if this is an example that the apparent resolution of the stria (or even dots) in a live diatom can differ from that of the clean silica frustule/valve ?
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Note the the number of stria varies between areas with red circles and areas with a blue circle
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Agreed, the variation is between 16 per circle and 18-19 per circle. In the literature I noticed that in some diatoms the stria density at the two poles (of Licmophoras) is the same whereas in others it is different, but by a factor of up to 1.5 or so.
By the way (I avoid "BTW" now!), how is the monochrome image related to 365um ?
By the way (I avoid "BTW" now!), how is the monochrome image related to 365um ?
Last edited by Hobbyst46 on Thu Aug 15, 2019 11:36 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Not 365nm but 365µm... how is the monochrome image related to 365nm ?
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sorry about that. 365um, editted the above response.75RR wrote:Not 365nm but 365µm... how is the monochrome image related to 365nm ?
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Added a blue and 2 yellow squares aligned with the stria and of more precise length than the previous one with the circles which was just to draw attention to the different type of stria in the central and the side bands.
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Aha, I think that quite clarifies (pun) the situation. The density in the central part of the girdle view (blue square) is much lower than in the external parts of the "sandwich" (red squares). I also think (cannot prove) that the same area of low density of striae is visible in image 163-254(1), whereas in that photo on the whole, only a few striae are really visible.75RR wrote:Added a blue and 2 yellow squares aligned with the stria and of more precise length than the previous one with the circles which was just to draw attention to the different type of stria in the central and the side bands.
So, consistently, the high striae density areas are invisible in the valve view of the live diatom.
So,
(1) we may safely assume that your initial identification of L. colosalis is appropriate.
(2) the images of the live and kicking diatom do not represent the true striae density in this case
(3) keeping the diatom in the wet mount trapped and pressed by the coverslip for a couple of days, until chloroplasts and mucilage deteriorate can remedy issue (2) above.
Thanks for initiating the mental adventure...
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:) :)So,
(1) we may safely assume that your initial identification of L. colosalis is appropriate.
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Olympus E-P2 (Micro Four Thirds Camera)
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