Thorp, James H., and Alan P. Covich. Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. San Diego, CA: Academic, 1991. Print.

last weeks observation that was done one new observation was found.
The organism found was a Chironomus sp. "Thorp, p.643 fig 158".

The Chironomus sp. was a larvel stage of a midge. It is apart of the genus family. This family is non-biting midges, in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family. Chironomidae contain several cryptic species that can only be distinguished by experts based on the characteristics of their giant chromosomes.

 

Also throughout my observation a lot more of Difflugia sp. has been observed and also a lot more Rotifers sp. have been seen. 

Patterson, D. J., and Stuart Hedley. Free-living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide. London: Manson, 1996. Print.

Pennak, R.W. Fresh-water Invertebrates of the United States Protozoa to Mollusca. New York: John Wiley, 2001. Print

This week's observation I was able to obtain 4 new organisms in my micro aquarium.
Those four organisms included:
A Dero sp. "Pennak 2001, p. 301 fig 1"

A Dero sp. is a worm- bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates. When observing this organism I noticed how it was eating different other organisms in the micro aquarium. It attacked a Nematoda sp., but then it didn't eat it.

The next organism that was found was a Nematoda sp. "Patterson 1996, p. 229 fig 1"

A Nematoda sp. are nematodes or roundworms that constitute the phylum Nematoda. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a very broad range of environments.

 

The next organism that was observed was an Epilexis sp. "Patterson 1996, p. 141 fig 311"

 

 

The last organism that was observed was a tachsysoma sp. "Penack 2001, p. 125 fig 265"

 





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Patterson, D. J., and Stuart Hedley. Free-living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide. London: Manson, 1996. Print.



This week 6 new organisms were observed in my micro aquarium
The first organism observed was Closterium sp. (fresh living water protozoa, Patterson)

A Closterium sp. is an organism that is a genus of algae and its family is Closteriaceae. A Closterium sp. is a crescent-shaped or elongated desmid. It also contains a cell wall that has pores to secrete mucilage.

 

The next organism observed was Difflugia sp. (Fresh living water protozoa, Patterson)

A Difflugia sp. is an organism that is the largest genus of Arcellinida. Difflugia sp. Species with an agglutinated shell, with terminal, round, oval, lobed or teethed aperture, some with necklace but never with internal diaphragm.

The next organism was Oscillatoria sp. (Fresh living water protozoa, Patterson)



A Oscillatoria sp. is a genus of filamentous cyanobacterium which is named for the oscillation in its movement. The filaments in colonies can slide back and forth against each other until the whole mass is reoriented to its light source.

The next organism found was a Pennate Diatom sp. (Fresh living water protozoa, Patterson)

a Pennate Diatom sp. are divided into two groups: pennate diatoms without a raphe known as araphids, and pennate diatoms with a raphe, known as raphids.

 

The next organism found was a Rotifer sp. (fresh living water protozoa, Patterson)

A Rotifer sp. makes up a phylum of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals. They can be found in many fresh water environments.

 

The last organism that was observed was Spirogyra sp. (fresh living water protozoa, Patterson)

Spirogyra sp. is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales. It was named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is diagnostic of the genus. 

This weeks blog there was a food pellet that was inserted into the microaqariums. The food pellets allowed single cells to form around  them allowing them to eat.
This week I observed a lot of new and different organisms. My observations this week included 6 new organisms. The first observed was an Amphisiella sp. page 126
the next thing observed was an Anisonema sp. page 54 figure 78

These organisms contain two flagella's unequal in length.
The next organism observed was an Cyclidium sp page 149 figure 331

This organism makes sudden movement, either to change position or to move to another part of the microscope preparation. It also contains a vale around it.
The next organism observed in my micro aquarium was an Litonotus sp. Pg 132 figure 285-287

This organisms contains a curving neck with a slit-like oral area which occupies most of the length of one margin.
The next organism is known as Paramecium sp. page 153 figure 345

These small organisms found around are known as the food vacuoles in the aquarium.
The last organism that was founded in the micro aquarium was the Actinophrys sp. page 170 figure 397.

This organism has a vacuole that collapse's. the vacuoles are usually seen after feeding.

Patterson, David J. Free-living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide. New York: Wiley, 1996.     Print.

oct 20 data

Dean Woods is the water source.
The plants added with the soil was examined under a microscope.
Where multiple organisms were found within the soil of the water.
The organism that were found and identified was either in the soil eating other organisms, or they were just moving around the soil. However, they could only be seen through the microscope to see what type of organism it was and to see what they were doing .