Merismopediaceae

Merismopedia (mer-is-mo-pea-dee-a) is a blue-green alga or cyanobacterium. The genus is distinguished by the square-packed pattern of the coccoid cells. It is common in sediments, but the number of cells which occur in a colony may vary from only a few to thousands. As a cyanobacterium, the photosynthetic pigments are located throughout the cytoplasm. These can be seen if the cells are illuminated with ultra-violet light and then the distribution of the pigment detected by the resulting fluorescence. Fluorescence microscopy.

Merismopedia (mer-is-mo-pea-dee-a) is a blue-green alga or cyanobacterium. The genus is distinguished by the square-packed pattern of the coccoid cells. It is common in sediments, but the number of cells which occur in a colony may vary from only a few to thousands. As a cyanobacterium, the photosynthetic pigments are located throughout the cytoplasm. Differential interference contrast.

Merismopedia (mer-is-mo-pea-dee-a) is a blue-green alga or cyanobacterium. The genus is distinguished by the square-packed pattern of the coccoid cells. It is common in sediments, but the number of cells which occur in a colony may vary from only a few to thousands. As a cyanobacterium, the photosynthetic pigments are located throughout the cytoplasm. Differential interference contrast

Merismopedia (mer-is-mo-pea-dee-a) is a blue-green alga or cyanobacterium. The genus is distinguished by the square-packed pattern of the coccoid cells. It is common in sediments, but the number of cells which occur in a colony may vary from only a few to thousands. As a cyanobacterium, the photosynthetic pigments are located throughout the cytoplasm. Differential interference contrast

Merismopedia. Colony observed in sandy and muddy marine sediments in the vicinity of Broome, Western Australia in September 2003. This image was taken using differential interference contrast optics.   This work was supported by the Australian Biological Resources Study.

Sampling date 10/2014. Scale bars indicate  25 µm (1) and 10 µm (2).Place name: Pond in Lemkendorf, isle Fehmarn (Baltic Sea, Germany).Latitude: 54.472296     Longitude: 11.095662Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Canon EOS 70D. DOF image.© Wolfgang Bettighofer,images under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA).For permission to use of (high resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.For further information about the image, please click here: Link to protisten.de page

Sampling date 10/2014. Scale bars indicate  25 µm (1) and 10 µm (2).Place name: Pond in Lemkendorf, isle Fehmarn (Baltic Sea, Germany).Latitude: 54.472296     Longitude: 11.095662Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Canon EOS 70D. DOF image.© Wolfgang Bettighofer,images under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA).For permission to use of (high resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.For further information about the image, please click here: Link to protisten.de page

Sampling date 9/2022. Scale bars indicate  100 µm (1) and 5 µm (slide changer).An overview shot followed by several close-ups in an image changer. Please click on < or > on the image edges or on the dots at the bottom edge of the images to browse through the slides!Place name: Static fire tank Kloster, Hiddensee.Latitude: 54.58447966     Longitude: 13.10767114Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.© Wolfgang Bettighofer,images under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA).For permission to use of (high resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.For further information about the image, please click here: Link to protisten.de page

Sampling date 9/2022. Scale bars indicate  100 µm (1) and 5 µm (slide changer).An overview shot followed by several close-ups in an image changer. Please click on < or > on the image edges or on the dots at the bottom edge of the images to browse through the slides!Place name: Static fire tank Kloster, Hiddensee.Latitude: 54.58447966     Longitude: 13.10767114Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.© Wolfgang Bettighofer,images under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA).For permission to use of (high resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.For further information about the image, please click here: Link to protisten.de page

Sampling date 9/2022. Scale bars indicate  100 µm (1) and 5 µm (slide changer).An overview shot followed by several close-ups in an image changer. Please click on < or > on the image edges or on the dots at the bottom edge of the images to browse through the slides!Place name: Static fire tank Kloster, Hiddensee.Latitude: 54.58447966     Longitude: 13.10767114Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.© Wolfgang Bettighofer,images under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA).For permission to use of (high resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.For further information about the image, please click here: Link to protisten.de page

Sampling date 9/2022. Scale bars indicate  100 µm (1) and 5 µm (slide changer).An overview shot followed by several close-ups in an image changer. Please click on < or > on the image edges or on the dots at the bottom edge of the images to browse through the slides!Place name: Static fire tank Kloster, Hiddensee.Latitude: 54.58447966     Longitude: 13.10767114Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.© Wolfgang Bettighofer,images under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA).For permission to use of (high resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.For further information about the image, please click here: Link to protisten.de page

Sampling date 04/2016. Scale bar indicates 25 µm.Place name: Pond Domänental near Kronshagen (Kiel, Germany).Latitude: 54.33211     Longitude: 10.060821Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF image.© Wolfgang Bettighofer,images under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA).For permission to use of (high resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.For further information about the image, please click here: Link to protisten.de page

Sampling date 10/2008. Scale bar indicates 50 µm.The cells of the bluegreen alga (or cyanobacterium) Merismopedia are arranged in a square plate lying in a mucilaginous envelope.Place name: Hiddensee Bodden (Germany).Latitude: 54.582633     Longitude: 13.115051Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070. DOF image.© Wolfgang Bettighofer,images under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA).For permission to use of (high resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.For further information about the image, please click here: Link to protisten.de page