Soil Organisms; Dileptid

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Soil Organisms; Dileptid

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This is from a soil sample using a non-flooded culture technique. The organism is about 750 microns long. Long proboscis with oral apparatus at the base. Extrusomes along proboscis. Nucleus visible in all images. I'm guessing Dileptus as genus level ID based on what I can see of the nucleus. I found the following reference helpful.

http:\\www.wfoissner.at/data_prot/Vdacny_Foiss ... 11-230.pdf


Oblique illumination, 1.67x Relay lens, SPlan10x PL
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Phase contrast, 3.3x, SPlan40x PL
Detail Nucleus
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Phase contrast, 1.67x, SPlan40x PL
Nucleus, Oral apparatus, Extrusomes
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David Moerman
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Re: Soil Organisms; Dileptid

Post by Bruce Taylor »

Really nice images! Members of the genus Dileptus have a macronucleus made up of scattered nodules (>50). This critter has a long, cylindroidal macronucleus (possibly in two segments). That puts this in the family Dimacrocaryonidae (Monomacrocaryon, Dimacrocaryon, Rimaleptus).
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Re: Soil Organisms; Dileptid

Post by SW_Perspective »

Thank you for looking.
David Moerman
35N 106W
Olympus BH-2, BHTU
NFK relay lens, Splan PL objectives
Nikon D7000, D7200

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