I am attaching some images taken with a Fluorescence microscope (Nikon Optiphot) and specimens stained with 1 microgram\ml Acridine orange in water with UV excitation and green (FITC) emission filter. Acridien stains nuclei (DNA) green, RNA and lysosomes (red).
Copepod head
Copepod
Copepod eggs (glow like those from an Alien)
Ribbon worm - showing cells Nuclei Green
Tail end (posterior) of Ribbon worm
Stentor (ciliate) flattened showing Green macronucleus - like beads on a string.
Acridine Orange staining and Fluorescence Microscopy
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