observation #3

After observation #2 professor McFarland has added beta food pellets to our micro aquariums.These pellets have caused a drastic increase in lifeforms present the aquarium. Today professor McFarland and myself located and photographed about 12 different species. Then we tried to identify all of them but only managed to identify about half. Life was distributed throughout the aquarium but was by far the most prolific near the beta food pellets that were added last week. here are some of the organisms we photographed(i wasn't able to crop all of them so i couldn't upload all 12)

above: Tachysoma(Patterson 1996)

Located near the beta food pellet

above: Anisonema(Patterson 1996)

Located near the beta food pellet 

 

above: Unknown

above: unknown

above: Ftagellaria(Russel, Rainis 1996)

Located in the vegetation suspended in the water

above: Epalaxis sp (Patterson 1996)

Located near the beta food pellet

above: Litonotus sp (Patterson 1996)

Located near the beta food pellet

above: Litonotus sp (Patterson 1996)

This is only a second picture of the organism pictured above it. i just thought it was really neat

above:  Pleuronema sp (Patterson 1996)

Located throughout the entire micro aquarium

Bibliography,
Rainis, Kenneth G., and Bruce J. Russell. Guide to Microlife. Danbury Conn.: New York, 1996. Print.
Patterson, D. J. Free-living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide. London: Manson, 1996. Print.