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Portrait of Acanthocystis turfacea (Carter,1863), a centroheliozoon with tangentially layered siliceous scales and two types of forked radial siliceous spines (one short, the other long) and radiating axopodia with extrusomes, all visible in this image. Detail of radiating forked siliceous spines of Acanthocystis turfacea. . From standing fresh water near Boise, Idaho.DIC. This image was taken by William Bourland. He now uses a Zeiss Axioskop 2 with Spot Insight and Spot Flex CCD cameras (Diagnostic Instruments). Image copyright: William Bourland, image used under license to MBL (micro*scope).

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Acanthocystis turfacea

From the collection Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere

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Acanthocystis turfacea in this collection

Acanthocystis turfacea
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Acanthocystis turfacea
Detail of siliceous spines and zoochlorellae

Acanthocystis turfacea
Siliceous spine

Acanthocystis turfacea in other collections

Acanthocystis turfacea, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Acanthocystis turfacea, from Cranberry bog	Acanthocystis turfacea, from Limnic and marine Protists of Northern Germany and the Alps	Acanthocystis turfacea, from Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA	Acanthocystis turfacea, from Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA
Acanthocystis turfacea, from Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA	Acanthocystis turfacea, from Freshwater ponds of Konstanz (Germany)	Acanthocystis turfacea, from Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA

micro*scope - version 6.0 - March, 2006
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