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mag › artfeb02 › ccactino.html
the most familiar of the heliozoa, sun animalcules, are members of the family Actinophryidae. This group comprises two genera: Actinophrys and Actinosphaerium. In common with other heliozoa, Actinophrys possesses a spherical shape and radiating pseudopodia called axopodia (sing. axopodium). As a...
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mag › articles › winrotif.html
sizes, shapes and colours. They measure up to 2mm in length, though few exceed 0.5mm, and are recognisable by their single, double or sometimes multiple crown-like corona of cilia which appear to rotate, and which is how they derive their name, i.e. from Rota, Latin for wheel. Though they are...
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mag › artjan05 › jmcbryo2.html
Some years ago, I presented a short article about bryozoans, but at that time I only took pictures in black and white or were manually coloured. Since then, I have improved my equipment and also my observation technique. With an analogue colour video camera (with CMOS sensor and capture board in...
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mag › artjan07 › bj-cacti.html
regions, they have developed many unique strategies to enhance their chances for survival under inhospitable conditions. Cacti are succulents (succus “juicy” - lentos “leaf”) and store water in their stems. The most basic of these survival adaptations is the plant’s shape. In order to minimize...
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mag › artjul02 › bdforamm.html
miniacea, a curious yet common Foraminiferan of the Mediterranean Sea, noted by Edward Herron-Allen and Arthur Earland by Brian Darnton, UK Mature Miniacina (Pallas 1766) Test with multiple outgrowths INTRODUCTION. Anyone finding this...
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mag › artmar03 › sdgonium.html
This alga is a member of the Volvocales and consists of a coenobium, which can range from 4, 16 to 32 cells depending on which species happens to be under the microscope. There are two recognised species that are found in the British Isles, Gonium sociale and Gonium pectorale. Both species are...
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mag › artmay01 › bryozoan.html
Bryozoans and Cnidarians species
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mag › artoct03 › bjteasel.html
A macroscopic and microscopic tour.
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mag › artsep98 › conochil.html
through the water. With their feet stuck together in a small mass of jelly, a group of rotifers form a spinning colony. Rotifers (or wheel animalcules) are one of the smallest animals. They are multicellular but are as big as many...
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mag › artapr01 › dileptus2.html
Dileptus Eating Cyclidium (micro-organisms)