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Description

Video showing Vorticella (bell-shaped protozoans), ciliates attached to filamentous alga. The myoneme within the stalks contract with one of the fastest known movements in nature. Images were collected using differential interference contrast microscopy at 60X. Honorable Mention, 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Technical Details

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Vorticella
Cellular Component: stalk

Biological Context

Biological Process

Attribution

Names: Wim van Egmond; 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
Link: 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Compet...
OTHER: The Netherlands

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL41655
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil41655

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: differential interference contrast microscopy
Parameters Imaged: optical path length gradient
Source of Contrast: boundaries between regions with different refractive index
Visualization Methods: visualization of contiguous regions

Sample Preparation

Methods: living tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	1920px	——
Y	1080px	——