MICRO*SCOPE   Taxonomic classification according to arcella.nl (Siemensma, F. J., Microworld, world of amoeboid
  organisms. World-wide electronic publication, Kortenhoef, the Netherlands) for amoeboid organisms
  or Encyclopedia of Life for all others.
    Eucaryota : Cryptista : Cryptophyta : Pyrenomonadales : Chroomonadaceae
 
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Chroomonas coerulea

This little cryptomonad (length without flagellum appr. 8 µm) was found accompanied by Synura uvella. The picture shows clearly the two flagellae, contractile vacuole, the area of ejectosomes, nucleus (n), stigma, and the pyrenoid covered with amylum (cp). The bright dot represents the Maupas body (Mb).
 
Collection from littoral region (reed belt by Phragmites) of a rain storage reservoir in Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). This image was taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.

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Place name: Pond Demühlen, rain storage reservoir in Kiel-Russee (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)  
 
Latitude: 54.304095     Longitude: 10.086073
 




Diese kleine Cryptomonade (Länge ohne Flagellum ca. 8 µm) wurde in einer Synura-Kolonie gefunden. Deutlich zu sehen sind die zwei Geißeln, die kontraktile Vakuole, der Bereich der Ejectosomen (4 Punkte rechts neben der kontraktilen Vakuole), Kern (n), der Augenfleck (Stigma), und der beschalte Pyrenoid (mit Stärke abgedeckt; cp). Der helle Punkt repräsentiert den Maupas-Körper (Mb).

Aus der von Schilf bewachsenen Uferzone eines Regenrückhaltebeckens in Kiel. Mikrotechnik: Zeiss Universal, Kamera: Olympus C7070.

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