I collected a small piece of moss after our abbreviated monsoon here in New Mexico in late September and have been keeping it alive under lights. I recovered quite a few protozoa from the runoff water which is very rich in bacteria. IDs are tentative and corrections are appreciated. I will try to post them one organism at a time. All images taken with a flash.
During the first week or so there were many amoeba turning up. They were 80-90 microns in size.
Field is 141 microns. Relay lens NFK 1.67x, SPlan 100x PL
Field is 47 microns across. Nucleus 3.6 microns. Relay lens NFK 5x, SPlan 100x PL
Bright field
Moss Organisms: Amoeba, Mayorella
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Moss Organisms: Amoeba, Mayorella
David Moerman
35N 106W
Olympus BH-2, BHTU
NFK relay lens, Splan PL objectives
Nikon D7000, D7200
35N 106W
Olympus BH-2, BHTU
NFK relay lens, Splan PL objectives
Nikon D7000, D7200