Video: https://youtu.be/6wVwc2GEfGI
Photos are snapshots of the same individual featured in the video
Size: The cell measures 17 µm x 14 µm.
Site of sample collection: Pavilion, Takamori Ryokuchi (a freshwater habitat), Sendai, Japan
Date of sample collection: July 2nd, 2022
Weather: Sunny
Water temp.: 27.1°C
pH 6.6
Date of observation: July 10th, 2022 (the collected sample in a plastic container was left near a window out of direct sunlight at room temperature until observation)
Bright-field observation using a Wraymer microscope (model BX-3500TL, Osaka, Japan) equipped with a Floyd-2 HDMI ethernet digital camera (Wraymer, Osaka, Japan). The accuracy of the scale bar was confirmed by using a stage micrometer glass slide (1 div. = 10 µm; Wraymer, Osaka, Japan) at each magnification.
Water sample (freshwater) was taken on 07/20/2024 using a turkey baster.
Sample taken on 2024-07-20.
Slowing solution 0.5% Methyl cellulose
Video: https://youtu.be/rr2aGd7ideI
Photos are snapshots of the same individual featured in the video
Cell size: 147 µm in length, 17 µm in width (photo no. 5)
Site of sample collection: A wetland near the pond, Takamori Ryokuchi (a freshwater habitat), Sendai, Japan
Date of sample collection: July 2nd, 2022
Weather: Sunny
Water temp.: 30.7°C
pH 6.6
Date of observation: July 3rd, 2022
Bright-field observation using a Wraymer microscope (model BX-3500TL, Osaka, Japan) equipped with a Floyd-2 HDMI ethernet digital camera (Wraymer, Osaka, Japan). The accuracy of the scale bar was confirmed by using a stage micrometer glass slide (1 div. = 10 µm; Wraymer, Osaka, Japan) at each magnification.
40X Objective (10X Ocular)
Water sample taken from pond, incubated for 4 days at room temperature.
Photo Credit: Alexander Leacock
Very thin
Collected in Sphagnum pool alongside Bearskin Lake State Trail, Minocqua, Wisconsin, 7/3/2024.
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Seen at 100x magnification, sample from the Hunger Kill. Sample collected on 9/25/2023