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I recently dove into the canals next to my house with a little plankton net. I found Synura algae and many different kinds of rotifers. I have no idea which species these might be but they display some interesting differences. Some were carrying eggs, some were motile, some sessile, all seemed to be very active. Most interestingly, one seems to have a tubular network inside it's body, contrary to others of the same species. This is the third rotifer imaged. Does anyone have a clue what this is? An infection?

60x DIC water immersion

ZJA_6231 by Mas Jansma, on Flickr

ZJA_6233 by Mas Jansma, on Flickr

ZJA_6232 by Mas Jansma, on Flickr

10x darkfield

ZJA_6220 by Mas Jansma, on Flickr

Outstanding imaging

Very nice images, I like the outstanding optics.

Fascinating images and a uniquely attractive visual perspective.

Cheers, David

Very unique images. The light passes through the subjects in an interesting way making them translucent--which is probably the way they are.

Thank you for the kind words, I'm working on a little video of these rotifers as well. Will post in sometime next week. Will be available in higher resolution than these photo's here. Check out the images on Flickr for the 4k resolution.

Amazing. Your skill is impressive.