An arrangement of three Endictya oceanica (spelt Eudyctia on the slide) in between a couple of Eupodiscus argus. From New Zealand (Oamaru, maybe). Quite a yellowed mountant. Prepared by William Gatrell. Olympus BHB microscope using 450nm LED light. 63x Leitz Pl Apo 1.4 objective, oil immersion. Olympus Aplanat Achromat condenser, oil immersion, oblique lighting. 2.5x Nikon CF PL photoeyepiece. 11mm of spacer to the camera removed to increase field of view. Monochrome converted Nikon d850 camera. 51 images stacked in Zerene (Pmax). 16 images stacked for the 10x photo. The Endictya are shown in three orientations – one top view (left), one side (middle) and one underside view (right).
Endictya oceanica Ehrenberg 1845. Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844). Mittheilung über 2 neue Lager von Gebirgsmassen aus Infusorien als Meeres-Absatz in Nord-Amerika und eine Vergleichung derselben mit den organischen Kreide-Gebilden in Europa und Afrik. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung Geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königl. Preuss. Akademie Der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 57-97. Page 76.