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portrait
Brightfield portrait of the colourless chrysophyte, Anthophysa, from a freshwater pond near Boise, Idaho. 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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Anthophysa vegetans
From the collection
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
| Description of Anthophysa vegetans: Cells are wide at the anterior and at one side of the anterior end is a site where food is taken in, and the two flagella (one longer one shorter) insert to the side of this. The posterior tip of the cell extendS into a fine protoplasmic filament of variable length and many cells are usually united at their bases into spherical or hemispherical colonies, and these may either be free-swimming or attached to the substrate by means of a stalk which is coloured brown and is often branched. The stalk nearest the cells is usually narrower and transparent, becoming thickened distally by the deposition of iron and manganese compounds; bacteria are embedded in it throughout its length and can be seen clearly close to the colony. |
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Anthophysa vegetans in this collection |
Anthophysa vegetans in other collections
Anthophysa vegetans, from
Protsville
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Anthophysa vegetans, from
Protsville
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Anthophysa vegetans, from
Kunstforme der Natur by Ernst Haeckel
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Anthophysa vegetans, from
Lake Donghu, China
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Anthophysa vegetans, from
Lake Donghu, China
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Anthophysa vegetans, from
Lake Donghu, China
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Anthophysa vegetans, from
Lake Donghu, China
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