tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post1968407955512046935..comments2022-12-09T08:52:54.666-08:00Comments on Skeptic Wonder: Mystery Micrograph #19Psi Wavefunctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-26860814524242029022010-03-30T20:07:38.335-07:002010-03-30T20:07:38.335-07:00Those are actually its surface scales. There's...Those are actually its surface scales. There's a diagram showing its anatomy, but it's in Russian and the copy I got through interlibrary loan is really REALLY shitty. I'll translate the original paper (and diagram) when I get around to writing up the post for this organism. I may even have to redraw the diagrams. The photocopy/scan/fax of the paper is so bad I can barely make out the letters! Have to guess some words by context and vague outline of their shape... <br /><br />This is the source paper for the image, in English but not as detailed: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118000458/HTMLSTARTPsi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-46908624196881276272010-03-30T05:54:05.246-07:002010-03-30T05:54:05.246-07:00So, what are the structures in 17-18? My boss and...So, what <i>are</i> the structures in 17-18? My boss and I could not figure out what they could be. I assume they're something specific to <i>Thaumatomonas</i>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-11542277247042324122010-03-29T13:44:16.436-07:002010-03-29T13:44:16.436-07:00Yes! =DYes! =DPsi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-24811694162483005762010-03-29T02:32:24.900-07:002010-03-29T02:32:24.900-07:00Finally found it: Thaumatomonas coloniensis!Finally found it: <i>Thaumatomonas coloniensis</i>!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01872879188310537971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-57701732853723391812010-03-27T21:55:26.638-07:002010-03-27T21:55:26.638-07:00Nope. Calkinsia is way 'hairier', that is,...Nope. Calkinsia is way 'hairier', that is, covered with bacteria. Johan was -really- close, by the way.Psi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-28876316542067580912010-03-27T20:11:33.121-07:002010-03-27T20:11:33.121-07:00Calkinsia?Calkinsia?Salvadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410640047729634040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-33230041111700471722010-03-25T18:26:41.662-07:002010-03-25T18:26:41.662-07:00Scalier and much, much closer. Still wrong genus t...Scalier and much, much closer. Still wrong genus though.Psi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-38880423562052902452010-03-25T00:00:00.882-07:002010-03-25T00:00:00.882-07:00Is it a Thaumatomastix?Is it a <i>Thaumatomastix</i>?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01872879188310537971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-12574014930732890522010-03-24T23:24:38.624-07:002010-03-24T23:24:38.624-07:00Nope. Seems like Ochramonas lacks scales, or even ...Nope. Seems like Ochramonas lacks scales, or even a cell wall or pellicle: <a href="http://jcb.rupress.org/cgi/reprint/56/2/340" rel="nofollow">Bouck & Brown 1973 JCB</a><br /><br />While looking that up, came across a cool site hosting a chapter: <br /><a href="http://www.uni-koeln.de/math-nat-fak/botanik/bot1/AGBecker/Publikationen/Cell%20Surfaces%20of%20Flagellates/CELLSURFACE.htm" rel="nofollow">The cell surface of flagellates</a> by AG Becker 2000<br /><br />The phylogenies are a bit screwed up (since it was 2000, before the fall of Archaezoa), but pretty EMs!Psi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-65434853079231653672010-03-23T08:12:17.491-07:002010-03-23T08:12:17.491-07:00Hm, so those things are tiny. I had thought they ...Hm, so those things are <i>tiny</i>. I had thought they might be some kind of cyst at first.<br /><br />Is it an <i>Ochromonas</i>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-76974541901299623672010-03-22T23:00:50.148-07:002010-03-22T23:00:50.148-07:00Yes! Thanks for catching that. Not a good idea to ...Yes! Thanks for catching that. Not a good idea to sleep'n'type, apparently...Psi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-54729792630539879962010-03-22T07:46:51.329-07:002010-03-22T07:46:51.329-07:00Are the scalebars in 17-18 supposed to be 0.5um?Are the scalebars in 17-18 supposed to be 0.5um?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-57817158036267747122010-03-22T01:23:30.361-07:002010-03-22T01:23:30.361-07:00No and no. I can see how the scales are misleading...No and no. I can see how the scales are misleading though! =DPsi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-59412215776611456062010-03-22T01:07:56.738-07:002010-03-22T01:07:56.738-07:00Chysosphaerella maybe?<i>Chysosphaerella</i> maybe?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01872879188310537971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3643556495084083743.post-43853473483168597212010-03-22T00:54:24.723-07:002010-03-22T00:54:24.723-07:00Is it related to Mallomonas?Is it related to <i>Mallomonas</i>?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01872879188310537971noreply@blogger.com