Leptogium Lichen Section #2 is a photograph by Gerd Guenther which was uploaded on July 12th, 2016.
Leptogium Lichen Section #2
Light micrograph of a thin section through the lobe of Leptogium saturninum, Saturn skin lichen, showing the red auto fluorescence of the algal... more
Title
Leptogium Lichen Section #2
Artist
Gerd Guenther
Medium
Photograph
Description
Light micrograph of a thin section through the lobe of Leptogium saturninum, Saturn skin lichen, showing the red auto fluorescence of the algal symbiotic cells of genus Nostoc and the blue auto fluorescence of the fungi hyphens. One isidium on the upper side of the lobe with Nostoc cells. Microscopic contrast method: Fluorescence contrast, UV excitation. Magnification 580x when printed at 10 centimetres width.
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July 12th, 2016
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