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  • Euglena sp. protists
  • Euglena sp. protists
  • Chilodonella ciliate and diatoms
  • diatom Tabellaria
  • Synura golden algae
  • diatoms Cymbella
  • diatoms Diatoma, Fragilaria und Cyclotella
  • diatoms Diatoma, Fragilaria und Cyclotella
  • rotife Ptygura
  • Volvox globator
  • Volvox globator
  • testate amoeba
  • Amoeba proteus
  • Amoeba proteus
  • Platycola ciliates in lorica
  • Platycola ciliates in lorica
  • Coleochaete green alga and diatoms Cocconeis
  • Coleochaete green alga and diatoms Cocconeis
  • Coleochaete green alga and diatoms Cocconeis
  • resting cyst of spirogyra
  • Ciliate Litonotus
  • Chaetonotus gastrotrich
  • Collotheca rotifer
  • green hydra
  • Stephanosphaera rotifer
  • Arcella testste amoeba
  • heliozoon
  • Diatoms and suctor
  • Coleochaete colony
  • Hastatella radians Ciliate
  • Asplanchna rotifer
  • Actinophrys sol heliozoon
  • Keratella rotifer
  • Copepode
  • Daphnia water flea
  • Synchaeta rotifer

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Leben im Wasser

Aquatic habitats surround us in quite different types, beginning with a small puddle containing water just for a few days, continuing with different ponds and lakes and at last the gigantic ocean habitats.

Countless organisms inhabit these aquatic biotopes, from the smallest bacteria up to macroscopic organisms, an endless sample space for curious microscopists.

Aufwuchs-Probenhalter

Taking samples in aquatic habitats is quite easy. In small puddles you can take enough interesting material with a simple ladle sample. Plankton nets are used to concentrate the planctonic organisms by sampling in larger water habitats.


A very useful technique to take a look at the broad bandwidth of creatures living in an aquatic habitat is the use of new living space. Two microscope slides, each putting together with rubber bands, are placed in a frame and dimpled into the habitat you want to take samples from. Within about two weeks the glass surfaces are colonized by several organisms, ready to take a microscopic look at in an undisturbed surrounding.

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