CIL:41839, Prosthogonimus macrorchis. CIL. Dataset

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Description

Prosthogonimus macrorchis, a flatworm poultry parasite, imaged with Rheinberg illumination. Honorable Mention, 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®. Prosthogonimus macrorchis has a complex life cycle involving water snails and dragonflies. The specimen was stained with fuchsin and photographed with Rheinberg illumination. Length is 10 mm. See the following website for a description of Rheinberg illumination http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/rheinberg.html

Technical Details

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Prosthogonimus macrorchis
Cellular Component: cell surface

Biological Context

Biological Process

Attribution

Names: Spike Walker; 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
Link: 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Compe...
OTHER: Penkridge, Staffordshire, UK

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL41839
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil41839

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: Rheinberg illumination
Parameters Imaged: elastic scattering of photons; absorption of illumination
Source of Contrast: differences in amount of elastic light scattering; absorption of illumination; differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods: Rheinberg filters; fuchsin

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

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