Microlife: Fish Creek Park - Draparnaldia from creek

Jul 3-7, 2008

This was a sample of some rocks covered in green algae, which proved to be Draparnaldia, from a shallow puddle in the creek that was sheltered from the current. I have not been able to find my more detailed notes on what types were common here, so will have to leave the images to speak for themselves.

↬ Thanks to Michael Plewka, author of plingfactory: life in water, for the identification of Cephalodella.

Rocks from Fish Creek

Kingdom Bacteria
…Phylum Cyanobacteria – blue-green algae

Oscillatoriales
Oscillatoriales - about 15 µm wide

Kingdom Plantae
…Phylum Chlorophyta – green algae

Draparnaldia
Draparnaldia - up to 65 µm wide
Spirogyra
Spirogyra - about 13 µm wide
Closterium
Closterium - about 240 µm

Kingdom Chromista
…Phylum Ciliophora – ciliates

Trachelius
Trachelius - about 155 µm
Trachelius
Trachelius - body about 185 µm
Pleurostome
Pleurostomatida - about 120 µm
Spirotrich
Spirotrichea - body about 105 µm
Spirotrich
Spirotrichea - about 115 µm
Colepid
Colepidae - about 45 µm
Urocentrum
Urocentrum - about 50 µm
Frontonia
Frontonia - about 105 µm
Vorticellid
Vorticellidae - body about 50 µm

…Phylum Ochrophyta – heterokont algae

Actinophrys
Actinophrys - body about 45 µm
Diatoms
Diatomeae - about 17 µm wide
Diatoms
Diatomeae - about 17, 20 µm wide
Diatoms
Diatomeae - cells about 65-70 µm
Diatoms
Diatomeae - about 45 µm wide
Meridion
Meridion - about 35 µm wide
Diatoms
Diatomeae - about 75, 100, 185 µm long
Diatoms
Diatomeae - about 80, 155, 175 µm
Diatoms
Diatomeae - about 20-65 µm
Diatom
Diatomeae - about 70 µm
Diatom
Diatomeae - about 90 µm
Cymbella
Cymbella - cell about 65 µm
Diatom
Diatomeae - about 85 µm
Diatom
Diatomeae - about 80 µm

Kingdom Protozoa
…Phylum Euglenozoa

Euglenozoa
Euglenozoa - body about 17 µm
Peranemid
Peranemidae - body about 50 µm

…Phylum Amoebozoa

Discosea
Discosea - about 50 µm wide

Kingdom Animalia
…Phylum Gnathifera – rotifers & allies

Bdelloid
Bdelloidea - about 140 µm
Lepadella
Lepadella - about 130 µm
Taphrocampa
Taphrocampa - about 140 µm
Ploima
Ploima - body about 120 µm
Cephalodella
Cephalodella - body about 180 µm
Ploima
Ploima - about 80 µm
Monommata
Monommata - body about 80 µm
Trichotria
Trichotria - about 235 µm
Trichotria
Trichotria - body and foot about 285 µm
Brachionid
Brachionidae - about 140 µm

…Phylum Platyhelminthes – flatworms

Dalyelliid
Dalyelliidae - about 880 µm

…Phylum Arthropoda – insects, crustaceans & allies

Copepod larva
Copepoda, larva - body about 185 µm