Nitzschia spec. with large cells. The insets show arcs of the fibulate system and the with and the chromatine structure typical for diatom nuclei. indicates 100 µm. Digital drawing using 12 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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