2014 Photomicrography Competition

Artboard 1

13th Place

2014 Photomicrography Competition

Conochilus unicornis (rotifer), actively feeding

Charles B. Krebs

Affiliation
Charles Krebs Photography
Issaquah, Washington, USA
Technique
Differential Interference Contrast
Magnifaction
417

This image is of a Conochilus unicornis colony. This rotifer species forms a free floating spherical colony. Several individuals are actively feeding (some with eggs). There are about 2200 known species of rotifers, and live specimens are extremely interesting to observe through the microscope.