Microscopy of water from Stowe Pool, Lichfield, 31/7/2019

This year, I haven’t had much opportunity to use my microscope.

My daughter Hannah and I collected a sample of water from Stowe Pool in Lichfield and I looked at it under my Zeiss IM35 microscope.

Andy

 

Photos:

x4 objective, x2 Optovar (equivalent x8 Objective):

Shows protozoa feeding on vegetative debris. See video below for movement of multiple protozoal organisms in this field of view.

x32 objective:

Ball of cells – cilia visible on each cell:

Cilia visible from corners of stack of cells, and below this diatom:

Algae:

Stack 4 cells with cilia at corners:

Photo x32 objective, x2 Optovar (equivalent to x64 Objective):

Detail of cell wall and contents at junction between two algae cells:

Algae fonds x32 Obj x2 Optovar:

Stack 4 cells with cilia at corners:

 

Video:

https://youtu.be/vqNVLIrg65E