Auliscus species, KR Green

Auliscus sp., 10x Nikon Plan Apo NA 0.45 objective
Auliscus oamaruensis, brightfield
Auliscus hardmanianus, brightfield
Auliscus stockhardtii, brightfield
Auliscus pruinosus, oblique
Auliscus punctatus, oblique
Auliscus caelatus, oblique

A slide with 6 different Auliscus species. Prepared by KR Green from Cottingham, and mounted in Styrax. A nicely made slide with 5 of the 6 diatoms mounted with their tops facing upwards towards the coverslip (A. punctatus is the other way up with the rim at the top). Olympus BHB microscope using 450nm LED lighting. 63x Leitz Pl Apo 1.4 objective, oil immersion. Olympus Aplanat Achromat condenser, oil immersion, brightfield or oblique lighting. 2.5x Nikon CF PL photoeyepiece. Monochrome converted Nikon d850 camera. Stacking in Zerene using Pmax.