I went to Barnes and Noble today to look for a book that would help identify more ciliates, protists, and micro organisms. Sort of a field guide with pictures and name, and at a level of detail that is more complex than high school biology. I would Genus/Species/Common name, and short description.
Does anyone know of good reference material maybe on amazon?
Identification Book or Guide
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- ddavis1979
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Identification Book or Guide
~Dave D. ~
This book may cover more than you want; it will help you to get to genera; doubt that you will find anything, other than journal publications, that will get you to species.
I have the 2nd edition; now there is a 3rd.
http://www.amazon.com/Classification-Am ... b_image_bk
The Field Guide is very basic, I found it of little use
http://www.amazon.com/Field-Freshwater- ... y_b_text_y
I have the 2nd edition; now there is a 3rd.
http://www.amazon.com/Classification-Am ... b_image_bk
The Field Guide is very basic, I found it of little use
http://www.amazon.com/Field-Freshwater- ... y_b_text_y
NU.
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Olympus microscope and objectives
student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives
- Charles Krebs
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Dave,
I provided a couple of good references in this short thread:
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... hp?t=23073
... but since that thread title gives no hint that this info might be in there I'll paste the pertinent part here again, since this is a recurring question:
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This is one of my favorite "on-line" resources:
http://pinkava.asu.edu/starcentral/micr ... azorganism
(This is another URL for the same site but I often have difficulty getting there using it:
http://starcentral.mbl.edu/microscope/p ... azorganism )
This a good site as well, but you need to have some idea of what you are looking for:
http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/
These are two good books. The Patterson book is primarily photographs, the "How to Know..." book primarily illustrations. (Watch out for some crazy prices and look for used versions if available). I usually find the Patterson book more helpful because the photographs typically look more like what I am observing.
http://www.amazon.com/Free-living-Fresh ... 1555812759
http://www.amazon.com/Know-Protozoa-Pic ... 0697047598
I provided a couple of good references in this short thread:
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... hp?t=23073
... but since that thread title gives no hint that this info might be in there I'll paste the pertinent part here again, since this is a recurring question:
___________________________________
This is one of my favorite "on-line" resources:
http://pinkava.asu.edu/starcentral/micr ... azorganism
(This is another URL for the same site but I often have difficulty getting there using it:
http://starcentral.mbl.edu/microscope/p ... azorganism )
This a good site as well, but you need to have some idea of what you are looking for:
http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/
These are two good books. The Patterson book is primarily photographs, the "How to Know..." book primarily illustrations. (Watch out for some crazy prices and look for used versions if available). I usually find the Patterson book more helpful because the photographs typically look more like what I am observing.
http://www.amazon.com/Free-living-Fresh ... 1555812759
http://www.amazon.com/Know-Protozoa-Pic ... 0697047598
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I reccomend the "classical" book: Dieter Krauter, Heinz Streble, Das Leben im Wassertropfen. It is written in German, but in my opinion it is not necessary to know German. The book has many drawings. The German version is now in the 10th edition and there are translations in italiano and in spanish. You will enjoy it.
Franz
http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?_ ... 0krauter[b][/b]
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http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?_ ... 0krauter[b][/b]
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A scan of that was posted to The Ocelloid a couple of months ago. I don't know whether "Psi" got Paddy's consent for that, but she's usually pretty careful about that kind of thing, so I assume he's OK with it.Charles Krebs wrote: The Patterson book is primarily photographs...
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/oce ... venturing/
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Helpful web site.
Helpful for identifying fresh water organisms.
http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/guide/gui ... 1_en.htm#0
http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/guide/gui ... 1_en.htm#0
Fred H.