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wonderfully hypnotic - excellent

Thanks Greg!

And, after looking at it again, I believe my initial ID was incorrect. I would say the algae is Monactinus judging by the cell shapes.

nice work!
I think number 1 is a Phacus and number 2 is a Vorticella

here is a good resource for your area: https://www.npss.sk.ca/docs/2_pdf/Algae ... _Guide.pdf

fantastic image

still figuring out the phase contrast kit from Amscope - here are a couple of images of what I believe to be Sorastrum from a sample from the Saint Lucie River, taken with Amscope's MU503 camera on the T660 fitted with their PCT200 phase contrast turret and 40x plan ph objective: PhaseContrastCompBF...

Phill Brown wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:02 pm

That works, look forward to seeing comparison,diatoms are excellent test subjects.
Are the images stacked?

No, the images are not stacked.

75RR wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 18, 2021 8:15 am

Good start. Perhaps some Brightfied/Phase comparison photos with the same subject would interest members who are considering purchasing Phase Contrast kits.

Price of course should also be a consideration.

Good idea! I shall do that next set-up - hopefully later today.

Javier wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 17, 2021 4:06 pm

Love it!!

What camera are you using?

Thanks, Javier! The camera is Amscope's MU503B via Toupview.

Thank you, mazo4033 and Bruce! That was driving me nuts.

Very nice!

Finally got the correct phase contrast turret for my Amscope T660. Just quickly experimenting...here are a couple of shots with the 40x. I think I may like this

I just received (Saturday) the replacement for the phase turret for my 660 that Amscope had originally sent that wouldn't fit the dovetail on the condenser holder. The new one fits and works as Greg says - I didn't notice a problem with the brightfield iris (I'll check later today).

I agree, they never want to sit for a portrait. You did a nice job here.

I also think these are very good images. Nice work! Btw what work do you need done on your Phomi III? Thanks Wes! As for the Photomic, it needs some lubrication and cleaning (easy enough), a replacement bulb (ordered), just received the 47-3024 photo tube (to use with a Nikon DSLR), and figuring ou...

mazo4033 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:33 pm

Volvocacean algae infected by chytrids.

See this paper for more info and pictures that look a lot like yours: https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... cean_Algae

Interesting paper and good call. I think mazo4033 is correct. And great capture by Javier!

Thank you, Greg!

Glad you only dissolved the lens coating and didn't delaminate the lens itself. I've been pretty happy with the 660, a good value within its limits.

possibly Apiocystis or Gloeocystis?

Could it be a grain of pollen? hmmm...hadn't thought of that. Thank you! After all the desmids and other green algae and cyanobacteria I was seeing in the sample...maybe even a sporangium of some kind, I'll have to see if I can find some more and what is flowering (most likely a Utricularia, I didn...

Thank you, 75RR! These are all brightfield illumination of wet (live) mount slides. The Amscope T660c microscope does allow for Kohler illumination, which definitely helps. The camera is Amscope's MU503 via ToupView. For the stacked images, I use Zerene Stacker. Finally, I usually set the white poin...

Amscope T660c MU503

found this in a sample from the Savannas Preserve - a rainwater fed freshwater marsh system on Florida's east coast - the shallow near shore area is dominated by reeds and water lilies, lots of floating masses of Utricularia and Spirogyra
Amscope T660c 400x MU503

a couple of nice desmids and others found in a quick sample during a rain storm in Florida's Savannas Preserve
Amscope T660c MU503B

Thank you, everyone, for your comments!

excellent find

It's a virtual algal garden! Thank you for sharing!

Thank you! Your videos are always a treat.

went sampling in the backyard canal and came up with this beauty - Pleodorina

nice!

Nice video - though other than "ciliated protozoan," I'm not much help.
Here are a couple of wonderful resources for ciliates:

http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/Protist_menuE.html

https://www.micrographia.com/specbiol/p ... li0100.htm

beautiful!