Cyanobacterial Filament moves by Algae, at 1000x

Sample from a Heron's Head Park salt marsh pond OS1 shows a Cyanobacterial Filament moving slowly past a strand of Algae. Magnification is 1000x Hoffman Modulation Contrast optics photographed with a Nikon Coolpix 885 at 3x zoom. Cyanobacteria are ancient photosynthetic prokaryote bacteria thought to have created our oxygen atmosphere over the last 3-billion years. The algae is a eukaryote multicellular primitive plant that probably arrived on the scene between 1-billion and 700-million years ago. Both Cyanobacteria and Algae continue to release oxygen into the atmosphere during photosynthesis. Be nice animals and say thanks to the blue-green and green "slime" that help make your next breath possible.

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• science
• ecology
• Cyanobacteria
• Algae

[WLanier]

See full description in panel. Magnification is 1000x Hoffman Modulation Contrast optics [Olympus stand, Cole Parmer High Intensity lamp, lucite optical guide, Olympus objectives modified with Modulation Contrast filter, splitter, and polarizer elements] photographed with a Nikon Coolpix 885 at 3x zoom.

[Whuntmore]

wow.  that's some equipment. very nice footage.

[drralfwagner]

Hello,

excellent resolution sharpness i this video. What equipment (microscope and camera) did you use.

Ralf

dr-ralf-wagner(dot)de