Image of Chroococcus turgidus

Description:

Sampling date 06/2013. Scale bars indicate 10 µm.

Chroococcus turgidus with chytrid parasite

Chroococcus turgidus, attacked by Chytridiomycota cells. The arrows point to the three chytrid cells; the rhizoids they have drilled through the protective jelly to the host cell are clearly visible in the top two. The cell mass of the cyanobacteria is visibly reduced. In the image attached below, a sucked out Chroococcus cell. Scale bar indicates 10 µm.

Place name: Wetland Schweizeralm near Waidring (Tyrol, Austria) .
Latitude: 47.579916     Longitude: 12.575343

Microscope Zeiss Standard, camera Canon EOS 600D. DOF image.

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