#phacus

[balimaria]

Phacus, photographed 3/26/26 at 1000x total magnification. Another euglenoid that is immediately recognizable. Though the genus is very large, that leaf shape is a dead give away. I think I've only ever mixed them up with Monomorphina, and that's only because those guys are so small and never stop moving around. But really, once you get a good look at them, the difference is clear. Always nice when a euglenoid makes ID easy on me. Not all of them are like that...

[adelicateculturecell]

“Now technically, “differential interference contrast” is not a type of microscope. Rather, it’s a method that enhances contrast. And as you can see, the final product is an image that seems almost 3-dimensional.”

Journey to the Microcosmos- We Upgraded Our Microscope!

Images Originally Captured by Jam’s Germs

Stentor coeruleus 200x, Moss 530x, Phacus 630x, Rotifer 630x, Testate amoeba shell 630x, Vorticella 630x

[neat-deadandlive-things]

These little guys are photosynthetic euglenoids in the Genus Phacus.

[adelicateculturecell]

“When Zakryś was naming Euglena smulkowskiana, she was relying on what she could see, on the bits of morphology that made it seem more like Euglena and less like other organisms. But later analysis of the organism’s DNA would reveal...that this Euglena was actually a Phacus-- a subset of euglenoid. A species whose name “phacus” means “lentil” in Greek...”

Journey to the Microcosmos- How to Name a Microbe

Images Originally Captured by Jam’s Germs

Phacus 400x, Phacus paraorbicularis 400x, Phacus paraorbicularis 400x, Phacus anocoelus 600x, Phacus gigas & Stentor coeruleus, Phacus mangini 400x

[adelicateculturecell]

Journey to the Microcosmos: What If All the Microbes Disappeared?

Surirella 200x, Slime mold 100x, Diatoms, cyanobacteria, and a flagellate 1000x, Diatoms 200x, Red algae 600x, Bacteria, cyanobacteria, & Phacus 1000x, Lepocinclis 1000x, Slime mold 40x 

[adelicateculturecell]

Phacus x1000

Journey to the Microcosmos: What Microscope Do We Use? (And Other Frequently Asked Questions)

[aunicorninthegarden]

Phacus brachykentron. Scanning electron micrograph. Copyright© Brian S. Leander.

 Tree of Life Project

[1311133]

Phacus (phylum Euglenophyta, classis Euglenophyceae, ordo Euglenales)