Fragilaria ulna on Mougeotia. The scale bar indicates 50 m. The specimen was gathered in the wetlands of Oderbruch (Oder valley 100 km north east of Berlin). The image was built up using several photomicrographic frames with manual stacking technique. Images were taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.For more look at www.protisten.de/english/gallery_main/gallery_main.htmlFor high-resolution images please ask postmaster@protisten.de.
Epipyxis tubulosa.The lorica of the genus Epipyxis is not smooth but structured. In Epipyxis tubulosa this structure, however, is so fine that it appears unimposing in light microscopy. Scale bar indicates 10 m. Sample from Lake Constance in the vicinity of Bodman. The image was built up using several photomicrographic frames with manual stacking technique. Images were taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.For high-resolution images please ask postmaster@protisten.de.
Chaetoceros danicus.Valvar view, framed wih Odontella aurita. Scale bar indicates 100 m. Sample from North Sea near Heligoland (spring diatom bloom). The image was built up using several photomicrographic frames with manual stacking technique. Images were taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.For more look at www.protisten.de/english/gallery_main/gallery_main.htmlFor high-resolution images please ask postmaster@protisten.de.
Anigsteinia clarissima is a heterotrich ciliate found in the intertidal zone. Bright field. This ciliate was isolated from f Silver Beach, Qingdao (3555N, 12012E), China, on May 7, 2012. Image taken by Ying Yan.