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Description
Video showing Vorticella (bell-shaped protozoans), ciliates attached to filamentous alga. The myoneme within the stalks contract with one of the fastest known movements in nature. Images were collected using differential interference contrast microscopy at 60X. Honorable Mention, 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.
Technical Details
Biological Sources
- NCBI Organism Classification
- Vorticella
- Cellular Component
- stalk
Biological Context
- Biological Process
- myoneme contraction
Attribution
- Names
- Wim van Egmond
- 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
- Link
- 2011 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging...
- Other
- The Netherlands
Imaging
- Image Type
- recorded image
- Imaging Mode
- differential interference contrast microscopy
- Parameters Imaged
- optical path length gradient
- Source of Contrast
- boundaries between regions with different refractive index
- Visualization Methods
- visualization of contiguous regions
Sample Preparation
- Methods
- living tissue
- Relation To Intact Cell
- whole mounted tissue
Dimensions
| Spatial Axis | Image Size | Pixel Size |
|---|---|---|
| X | 1920px | —— |
| Y | 1080px | —— |
| Time | -- sec |
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