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 : Archaeplastida : Chloroplastida : Chlorophyta : Chlorophyceae : Chlamydomonadales : Volvocaceae
 
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Volvox aureus

An association of Volvox microgametes (spermatozoids). Scale bar indicates 25 µm.
 
Sample from ponds situated in the vicinity of Lake Constance. The image was built up using several photomicrographic frames with manual stacking technique. Images were taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.

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Place name: Lake Constance vicinity of Bodman (Germany)  
 
Latitude: 47.796494     Longitude: 9.047656
 




Mikrogameten von Volvox (Spermatozooiden). Der Messbalken markiert eine Länge von 25 µm.
 
Probe aus einem Teich in der Nähe des Bodensees. Mikrotechnik: Zeiss Universal, Kamera: Olympus C7070.

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