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Introduction and STUDY OUTLINE: Gulf St Vincent is the eastern of the two gulfs that punctuate the South Australian coast line. Its entrance is opposite...

The Archaea are one of the three domains of life. They share many characteristics with the other two Bacteria and Eukarya, however are evolutionarily distinct...

My equipment includes the following: Olympus BX 53 Research Microscope with DIC and: SC 100 Digital camera supported by, Dell T1650 Precision Workstation computer with...

These images are of unusual and/or as yet unidentified specimens, any comments gratefully received. Strombilidium caudatum; Identified with assistance from Dr Helmut Berger. GROUP 1...

Vorticella The “Bell Animalcule” Vorticella was observed by Leeuwenhoek in the early 17th Century and named by O.F. Mueller in 1786. Vorticella was also the...

Stentor 1 swimming with Paramecia and Euplotes, note the holdfast fibrils on the stalk end, food and contractile vacuoles and the adoral membranelle. A Marine...

An interesting video of an Mayorella from pond water, note the ingested diatoms, food vacuoles, nucleus and hylene capsules in advancing pseudopodia. Also cytoplasm with refractile...

GROUP 4 TERMITE PROTISTS. Group 4 termites were found inside a fallen stringy bark eucalypt tree on my property in early May 2014 and shown...

On Saturday 26th April 2014 a new termite nest was found in a fallen dry eucalyptus log, and named Group 3. A number of termites...

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