Cross section through the fruiting body of a red cup fungus and its spore-bearing sacs (asci - from Greek Ascus = wineskin). Stained with DAPI, Calcofluor White and Congo Red, imaged at 40x objective magnification on Zeiss LSM 890.
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hymenium of an Ascomycete fungus
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Those are absolutely beautiful and very interesting to see! Outstanding work
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Nice series.
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Amazing images
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I'll give it a Wow! designation. This site continues to fill in explanations for stuff I come across and don't fully understand.
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Its the photographic equivalent of "See Naples and die."
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very nice
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Simply amazing. Definite candidates for the Nikon Small World competition.