shanesmicroscope's Identifications

Magnification of photos: 200×, 200×, 200×, 200×, 200×, 200×, 400×, 400×, 400×, 400×
Habitat: water and organic debris from a swamp, collected with Chaetophoropsis. Associated plants: Osmunda spectabilis, Clethra alnifolia
Photo taken with a Celestron PentaView Digital Microscope. According to their website, the FOV (i.e. the diagonal width) at 200× is 300 µm.

Magnification of all photos: 200×
Habitat: muddy water and water squeezed from Sphagnum in a swamp. Associated plants: Carex cf. nigra
Photo taken with a Celestron PentaView Digital Microscope. According to their website, the FOV (i.e. the diagonal width) at 200× is 300 µm.

Magnification of photos: 200×, 200×, 200×, 400×, 400×, 400×, 400×, 600×, 600×
Habitat: muddy water and water squeezed from Sphagnum in a swamp. Associated plants: Carex cf. nigra
Photo taken with a Celestron PentaView Digital Microscope. According to their website, the FOV (i.e. the diagonal width) at 200× is 300 µm.

Magnification of photos: 100×, 200×, 200×, 200×, 200×, 400×, 400×, 400×, 400×, 400×
Habitat: organic debris and water squeezed from Ceratophyllum, growing in a slow-moving part of a brook.
Photo taken with a Celestron PentaView Digital Microscope. According to their website, the FOV (i.e. the diagonal width) at 100× is 600 µm.

Magnification of photos: 200×, 400×, 400×, 400×, 400×, 400×, 400×, 600×, 600×
Habitat: organic debris and water squeezed from Ceratophyllum, growing in a slow-moving part of a brook.
Photo taken with a Celestron PentaView Digital Microscope. According to their website, the FOV (i.e. the diagonal width) at 200× is 300 µm.

This organism liked to move around a lot. It was more round than long and appeared to have a flagellum as seen in the photos. It was able to contract in itself and then spread back out again when it moves.