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Pond water question
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:19 pm
by jlknight
Good morning!
A student was looking at their pond water (Collected in Michigan) and was asking what this could be. Thank you!
I've attached a picture -
1000x oil immersion
Re: Pond water question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:41 am
by charlie g
Hello jlknight..it always helps to offer context of collection site, then low magnification ( 4X/10X/20X magnification image captures)....lastly an oil-100X image of the organism being observed. ( eg: eye-lashes of a cat,dog, rat, horse not as
useful for organism ID, as a context (where organism collected)...and the low-magnification image captures just alluded to.
I'll 'stick my neck out here' and suggest this a common 'blue green algae' / cyanobacteria in genus: Microcystis.
Please hone your students microscopy to offer: context/ where collected/attempt to image low mag( 4X/10X/20X image captures) before seeking resources to ID organisms.
BTW...I enjoy cat, dog, neighbors pony which often visits our meadow...eye-lashes with no context would encumber an ID of an image of each of these wonderful pals.
charlie g/fingerlakes,US