Licensing

Attribution Non-Commercial; No Derivatives:This image is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives License. View License Deed | View Legal Code

*CIL – Cell Image Library accession number. Please use this to reference an image.

CIL:41021^* Cite

Description

Tentacle of Portuguese Man o' War, Physalia physalis imaged with a stereomicroscope at 30x. Notorious for its painful, powerful sting, the Portuguese Man o' War has a gas filled floating chamber that supports the tentacles, which bear nematocytes (stinging cells). Shown are the pink batteries of stinging cells and a delicate muscular band responsible for the high contractibility of the tentacles. 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.

Technical Details

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Physalia physalis
Cell Type: nematocyst
Cellular Component: cell surface

Biological Context

Biological Process

Attribution

Names: Alvaro Migotto; 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
Link: 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Compet...
OTHER: University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL41021
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil41021

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: bright-field microscopy
Parameters Imaged: absorption of illumination
Source of Contrast: differences in intrinsic optical density

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	3900px	——
Y	2925px	——