Photo 4 shows just how white the leaves can become. Grows on a dead branch.
Photo 4 shows just how white the leaves can become. Grows on a dead branch.
Mag. 400x
Small flagellate with a probing "nose". My scope could not resolve the critter cleanly, but it was fun to chase, after it swam into my field of view. (The 2nd image shows the small, inconspicuous, shadowy figure as it appeared in the 400x field.) I could only see it for a short interval before I lost the ability to track it. For fabulous images and video of R. nasuta, see the observations posted by iNatters @crseaquist and @zookanthos: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=881489&place_id=97394&preferred_place_id=1&locale=en-US.
Collected with permission from a relatively large pool in a Granite Outcrop that almost always contains water. pH of water was 6.65 when collected. 1000x Lots of cilia visible. It never stopped moving while I was observing it. It mostly spun around in lazy circles.
Observation is from a small sample of water taken from a quillwort pool on a Granite Outcrop with permission from the site managers. pH of the water was tested and was 6.60. 1000x
Freshwater. I’ve seen these things all over, idk what they are!