2015 Photomicrography Competition

Plastic components of a drifting fishing net (ghost net) recovered from the ocean

Dr. Robert B. Simmons

Affiliation
Briarwillow LLC
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Technique
Stereomicroscopy
Magnification
5x

Power button of a cellular phone (collected from ocean bottom near Kefalonia, Greece). Features include the remains of encrusting bryozoans and a calcareous tube made by a marine worm

Dr. Robert B. Simmons

Affiliation
Briarwillow LLC
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Technique
Stereomicroscopy
Magnification
4x

Antenna of a male moth (Anisota sp.)

Dr. Igor Robert Siwanowicz

Affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Janelia Farm Research Campus
Leonardo lab
Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
100x