Nitzschia spec. with large cells. The insets show overlaping of epi- and , the and arcs of the fibulate system and a Chlamydomonas like green flagellate. indicates 100µm. Digital drawing using several frames generating depth of focus, stacked manually using Corel Photopaint.
The specimen was gathered in a tiny freshwater pond at the island of Hiddensee (Baltic Sea, Germany) which shows a fascinating biodiversity of naked and testate amoebae. Images were taken using Zeiss Standard with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.
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