DIATOMS IRELAND
... BG3, deep blue glass, (normally used by author for hi-res photo-studies of diatoms). (A BG3 is used in a Zeiss epi-fluor head with a
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... and blue. The combination of these colours with a proper subject (try mounted diatoms!) will produce all colours. This is the Rheinberg
filter I would ...
A simple staining method can be used to observe the mucus trails left by the Oscillatoria.
... belts behind the Oscillatoria. fig 3: As we know, many sorts of diatom and other algae can also slide by means of mucus. We can use
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504. Notes on trials of the 'Live View' mode of the Nikon D300 DSLR for
photomicroscopy / microscopy.
Notes on use from a hobbyist's perspective for microscopy, use with a microscope.
... a larger resolution screen would be useful! (Showing one of Klaus Kemp's invaluable diatom test slides). From left to right: Live View
window: The ...
... ) picture similar digestion cysts of the amoeboid organism Asterocaelum, predominantly feeeding on centric diatoms. Cells of an
unidentified amoebe together with cells of the desmid Cosmarium meneghinii ...
... in German are ok too. Here are a few early attempts with this camera Diatoms from a Turtox slide: "Marine Recent". Lomo 20X APO,
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... the Westerschelde, The Netherlands Geometry and Pattern in Nature 1 Exploring the shapes of diatom frustules with Johan Gielis
Superformula Microscopy UK Front Page Micscape Magazine Article Library© ...
Improving picture quality. Using software tools to make pictures montage and enlarge field of view.
... v7.0 has this feature. Related Micscape articles: Martin Mach's article's on radiolaria and diatoms also show stunning examples of
microscopic images created by assembling smaller picture elements. ...
Safe and accessible reagents for the microscopy enthusiast.
... combined effect of lactocupric and glycerin. See later my discussion of PVA-G. Two diatoms at the end of a gelatinous stalk, x 40. A
cyanobacteria, ...
PART 2 – Dissecting a cockroach to study internal parasites.
... , but the type sold by many garden centres to control insect pests. Broken diatoms have very sharp silica fragments. If this seems
cruel, think of the ...
... small aquatic relatives of spiders. small page Bacteria Flagellated Protozoa Desmids Green algae Crustaceans Diatoms Sun animalcules
and Amoebas Ciliates Rotifers Worms Comments to the author Wim van Egmond ...
... zooplankton and an essential role in the food chain. They eat phytoplankton (like diatoms) and are themselves food for fish. This image
shows an adult, ...
Some formulas for safe fixatives for amateur microscopists
... play a little with the illumination. For plants (filamentous algae, desmids, diatoms) fixed when they are alive, the green chloroplasts
are preserved for several ...
514. Flagellated protozoa
... inside the gut of a termite. small page Bacteria Green algae Desmids Ciliates Crustaceans Diatoms Sun animalcules and Amoebas Rotifers
Worms Insect larva Comments to the author Wim van ...
... of Mereschkowsky's investigation of the two dominant theories at the time regarding the movement of diatoms. The first theory centers
around protoplasmic streaming through the pores in the frustules ...
... also see a hydra trying to catch a waterflea. Several species of desmids, diatoms and rotifers show the variey of forms in these
groups. to the marine ...
How to study the protozoa Paramecium: Part I. A look at its biology and microscopic features.
... how to use it properly, it can produce spectacular results. Many protozoa, diatoms, radiolaria, and a wide variety of other objects can
be very advantageously ...
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... . The top specimen has undergone cell division. Part of the Collection of the Diatom Display of the Micropolitan Museum© Wim van Egmond
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... hollow spine in the centre of the cell. Part of the Collection of the Diatom Display of the Micropolitan Museum© Wim van Egmond
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Notes on use from a hobbyist's perspective and some notes on the Photomicroscope range.
... for each stand: LOMO:- Studies at high mag/ resolution eg. diatom studies. Although the mechanical stage and overall stand stability is
far better on ...
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... Lithodesmium undulatum. Part of the Collection of the Diatom Display of the Micropolitan Museum© Wim van Egmond ...
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... that fit together like a box and lid. Part of the Collection of the Diatom Display of the Micropolitan Museum© Wim van Egmond
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... A cleaned frustule of Isthmia. Part of the Collection of the Diatom Display of the Micropolitan Museum© Wim van Egmond
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... in automotive windshields, since the 1990s many amateurs reported they find it useful for diatoms, radiolarians and silicoflagellates
mounting, due to its high RI, and because ...
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... 1/10th of a millimeter in diameter. Part of the Collection of the Diatom Display of the Micropolitan Museum© Wim van Egmond
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... tedious and expensive, but some of the results were astonishingly good. Consider this diatom image taken at least as early as 1891.
This is the diatom Pleurosigma ...
Marine diatoms from Ibiqui beach, Rio de Janeiro
... Marine diatoms from Ibiqui beach, Rio de Janeiro ...
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... the flat cells form a slightly twisted chain. Part of the Collection of the Diatom Display of the Micropolitan Museum© Wim van Egmond
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... After cell division the cells often stay attached. Part of the Collection of the Diatom Display of the Micropolitan Museum© Wim van
Egmond ...
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... Another species, Thalassiosira rotula. Part of the Collection of the Diatom Display of the Micropolitan Museum© Wim van Egmond
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... them, since they are calcareous, and discovered integrated within the foram test, diatom shells ranging from 10 per foram to 150. It is
also stated that ...
... Algae Archive Gutweed Zygnema Hydrodiction Coleochaete Batrachospermum Eudorina Desmids Spirogyra Draparnaldia Pediastrum Botryococcus Volvox Chrysophytes
Diatoms ...
Monthly online magazine for microscopy enthusiasts
... left: Microscopic life in a biofilm on a concrete sluice; ten species of diatoms were found. Image by Hugo Baillie-Johnson. Includes
special photomacrography feature by course ...
How to study the protozoan Paramecium: Part II - how phase contrast, DIC, and darkfield can reveal different aspects of its structure.
... enormously increases the complexity of our trying to understand the organism and its environment. Diatoms, radiolaria, and many other
types of objects should be viewed with darkfield ...
Monthly online magazine for microscopy enthusiasts
... world Issue 95: September 2003. Next update October 13th. This oligochaete has diatoms and desmids in its gut, showing that it prefers
the vegetarian 'dishes' ...
Monthly online magazine for microscopy enthusiasts
... : December 2003. Next update January 13th. Image above shows detail of a diatom with oblique illumination taken by Bill Resch using a
simple digicam set-up. Microscopy-UK ...
Monthly online magazine for microscopy enthusiasts
... and/or expensive older paper publications now in the public domain e.g. Schmidt's Diatom Atlas (first 268 plates), they also publish a
very fine paper ...
An essay on collecting and mounting foraminifera and other microfossils; for the microscopy enthusiast.
... may be attached or bits of shell fragments from mollusks or even other forams or diatoms may be incorporated. What this means is that
species which form agglutinated tests ...
Monthly online magazine for microscopy enthusiasts
... Rene van Wezel (UK) presents an illustrated overview of one group of the diatoms, a beautiful type of algae with silica 'shells'.
Coccoloba uvifera. ...
Rebuilding a Zeiss GFL missing a base
... walked, I gestured to the wetland areas that would be excellent possibilities for local diatoms. I made the mistake of mentioning that
some people would pay for samples ...
... species are not dependent on active prey for food, but rather ingest algae and diatoms. On the other hand, highly active protists, such
as, Paramecium ...
... the second (Amoeba_diatom1596) shows a different species of amoeba enjoying a feast of diatoms. 'Amoeba_alga1624' 'Amoeba_diatom1596'
PhotoImpact 7 has some powerful auto-processing features and, ...
... glass of slides and coverslips. Naphrax which is used as a specific mountant for diatoms, whose ? frustules ? are made of a material
similar to glass, ...
... with my first scope (a LOMO) and 40x objective I was making detailed diatom drawings from strews and identifying them, playing around
with polar techniques and making ...
... is also full of lovely frills. However, Mozart won't do at all for diatoms; here one requires the structural and mathematical precision
of Bach. I find ...
... rock sections. Fossils were integral to geological strata analysis, and fossil plants or diatoms, for instance, were grist to the mill
of microscopical taxonomy. Small ...
... , 1885 Cement-stein from Isle of Fur, Denmark, showing Trinaeria excavata and other diatoms in situ February 15, 1886 Chaleis minuta,
from Turkey November 29, ...
Episode Five - Part II: Mental forays into education, microscopy related safety and a challenge.
... substances that are regarded as toxic for making slides, fixing, staining, cleaning diatoms and so forth. However, it seems the "toxic"
materials usually ...
... . Easy to use and unassuming this is a favourite with me for COL on diatoms, ideally suited to modern preparations as slide thickness
will affect results. Using ...
Described by Beck also as a 'Second Class Microscope' or 'The Best Student's or No. 3 Stand'.
... brother and I were surprised that we could see fine detail on a Klaus Kemp diatom slide even though when looking down the main tube
with eyepiece removed we only ...
... of Ephemeroptera -4x obj. brightfield The same- COL -J The same -COL-C His diatom pictures with COL diaphragms are exceptional (the
stops he proposes is here called ...
... fire I selected a none polar active subject [in this case an eight form diatom test plate by Klaus Kemp]. As you reach the narrower
bands of ...
SAFE MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES FOR AMATEURS
... product which due to its high RI= 1.58 is recommended as a mountant for diatoms, coccolithophorids, sponge spicules, and similar
subjects. The product is a ...
Safe and accessible reagents for the microscopy enthusiast.
... , and keep their true dimensions, which is very important for good taxonomy. Diatom, the day after being fixed with hot water. x40
Euglena deses. ...
Equipping a home laboratory for microscopy. Part 1 dissecting tools
... under the compound microscope. You will likely find protozoa, nematodes, algae, diatoms and other interesting odds and ends. Let me
mention one last extraordinary feature ...
Modifications to a biological microscope and using the dedicated XPT-7 (Brunel SP-70) polarizing microscope.
... 63x NA 0.85, these are all competent achromatics; results with my Klaus Kemp diatom test slides and strews show results comparable to
others I've seen in their class ...
... the fork, using shellac( fig.14). The preparation consists of strewn fossil diatoms from the Isle of Fur, Denmark, between two Ø 7 mm
coverglasses ...
Notes on restoration and a personal review.
... types or colours if required. Tests with a green one worked very well with diatoms and provides a much 'purer' colour than using
tungsten lighting and colour filters ...
... and is then able to just about show the fine line pattern of the test diatom Gyrosigma balticum with a 20/0.4 lens (which means that
resolution is ...
An essay on the value of such specimens to the optical microscopy enthusiast.
... glass threads, clusters of spicules from the sponge, forams, ostracod shells, diatoms, sand dollar spines, and other assorted
micro-wonders. if you get lucky ...
... Section Above and left: Lens used focal length f= 0.8 mm Onion Cells Diatom and Cyanobacteria Stained Pine Needle Section Stained
Frog's Red Blood Cells Above: Lens ...
Notes on the refurbishing of a fine design ca.1910.
... old water immersion Spencer 3mm achromat N.A. 1.10 it is a good stand for diatom 'dotting' due to the condenser of wide aperture being
well corrected along with ...