Final Observations

I viewed my aquarium for the final time on November 9, 2010.  It is sad to see my project end as it has really come to life.  I was able to see a nematode as well as other organisms pictured below.  I believe the food that was added 2 weeks ago spawned a great boost of organisms.  Well, on to my lab report to finish my project and Botany 111.

Cladocera Daphnia is a shrimp like, small crustacean with a shell-like enclosure (1).

Not yet identified

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(1) Thorp, James and Alan Covich. Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater invertabrates (1991). Academisc Press, Inc. Page 752, Figure 20.27.

Observations from week 3

The Coleochaete Scutata is a fairly common plant with cup-shaped chloroplasts found on rocks and in vegetation (1).

Platyhelminthes Stenstomum (2)

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(1) Forest, Herman Silva (1954).Handbook of Algea. U.T Press.

(2)http://www.berkley.edu/platyhelminthes/platyhelminthes.html

Week 3

My aquarium was once again observed under a light microscope.  It is alive with microorganisms!  I observed cyanobacteria surrounding a carcass.  Algea has taken over and my plants and mosses are a haven of life.  I was able to see Coleochaete Scutata and the most amazing find so far.... a Platyhelminthes Stenostomum... a flat-worm!  It was so exciting to watch it eat and swim about.  I will post pictures of my aquarium later today so stay tuned!