Apr 11, 2017
Diatoms by Robert Berdan
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Diatoms by Robert Berdan
Cheek cell 400x, dark field
Looking back - Campylodiscus by C.M. Topping (Gregor T. Overney)
B&W image of Campylodiscus using dark-field illumination (objective 10x).
Allow me to pass Through your Window To the Golden Sun
Friend of mine wanted to know what a diatom bloom looked like, so here they are! They usually occur around January to early February. This one is from a fish tank.
(The bottom-left picture is dark-field microscopy, but the individual diatoms didn't show up too well.)
An amoeba under the microscope viewed with dark-field microscopy.