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Microorganism Photos
Groups Covered in this
Presentation
• Prokaryotes
– Bacteria
– Cyanobacteria
• Eukaryotes
– Diatoms
– Protists
– Fungi
Prokaryotic Organisms
Bacillus bacteria – note the interior spores (small
white area).
Cocci bacteria (the light pink spheres are the
cocci cells)
Gloeocapsa (cyanobacteria) – note the absence
of interior structures
Nostoc (cyanobacteria) – note the lack of a complex
interior
Eukaryotic Organisms
Diatoms (microscopic algae) – note the
variety of shapes
Dinoflagellates (microscopic algae) – note
the variety of shapes
Amoeba (protist) – note the pseudopods and
complex internal structure
Euglena (flagellate) – note the complex internal
structures and the tapered end where the flagella is
located
Paramecium (ciliate) – note the fringe of cilia
Trypanosoma (flagellate) – note the protist
cells amongst the human red blood cells
Rhizopus (fungus) – note the tightly woven mass
of hyphae or mycelia
Rhizopus (fungus) – note the spores sitting
atop the structure that produces them
Hyphae