#thalassiosira

[adelicateculturecell]

“Sometimes the best way to share what you’ve seen under the microscope is, well, to share the actual thing you’re are looking at.”

Journey to the Microcosmos- Preserving the History of the Microcosmos With Prepared Slides

Images of Prepared Slides Originally Captured by Jam’s Germs

Cascinodiscus 200x, Surirella 200x, Pinnularia 400x, Thalassiosira & Diploneis 400x, Triceratium 200x

[makareggs]

I've been getting really into biology recently, that being said.... Does anyone know if you can ethically have Diatoms as pets???? They're really cute, anyone have any ideas on the legal status and what environment they would need? 🧐👁️

[beautyofmicroscopy]

Continuing the trend of cool stuff from FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute: “Thalassiosira sp (scanning electron micrograph)”

“Thalassiosira is a single-cell organism alga belonging to the group called diatoms. Diatoms are unique among phytoplankton in having a glasslike exterior made of silica. Thalassiosira is a chain-forming diatom and uses organic filaments or mucilage, a gluey substance, to attach one cell to the next. Large concentrations of Thalassiosiracells, called blooms, can be found year-round in Florida waters. Blooms can discolor the water yellow to brown and may produce a foam. Thalassiosira does not produce a toxin, but blooms can cause fish kills by depleting the available dissolved oxygen in the surrounding water or by clogging the fish’s gills.”

[micromademacro]

In celebration of the news that I'll be joining this year's class for the MSc in Applied and Petroleum Micropalaentology at Birmingham University I'll show you something I did for my BSc dissertation.

The Antarctic oceanic diatom Thalassiosira lentiginosa shows a variability in the patterning of its valve surface. The photos above show just how different the fasciculation can be.

[micromademacro]

Thalassiosira lentiginosa - diatom with unknown radiolarian species. Found in ocean core sample off the coast of South Georgia island in the Southern Ocean around the time of the Last Glacial Maximum - Holocene boundary.                                                                                   (Source: original by micromademacro)

I would greatly appreciate if somebody could help me identify the radiolarian species shown in the photo. I can try and give as much information as I have re: location of the core site and ages of the specific sample taken from the core. Unfortunately I am more familiar with diatoms than radiolaria but I would love to know what it is I have a nice photo of. Any ideas?

[iamabsurdian]

An image of Thalassiosira nitzschioides