2011 Small World In Motion Competition

Micrasterias sp. (desmid) dividing (Non dividing cells measure about 170 microns across)

Dr. Jeremy Pickett-Heaps

Affiliation
University of Melbourne
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Technique

Time-lapse Video Microscopy

Live specimen of Fungia sp., single polyped stony coral, showing the oral region and surrounding array of septal ridges and tentacles

James H. Nicholson

Affiliation
Coral Culture and Collaborative Research Facility
NOS NOAA CEHBR, HML
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Technique
Epifluorescence Microscopy
Magnification
5x

A microscopic aquatic rotifer showing the process or the extension and retraction of the corona during feeding

Craig Smith

Affiliation
Insight Photography
Fresno, California, USA
Technique
Darkfield
Magnification
400x