Stictodiscus californicus var. areolata, Little Imp

Stictodiscus californicus var. areolata
Jackson’s Paddock strew, 10x Nikon Plan Apo NA 0.45 objective

Stictodiscus californicus var. areolata from a Jackson’s Paddock, Oamaru, strew slide. Nice array of species present. Prepared by Little Imp (Mike Samworth and Steve Gill). Olympus BHB microscope using 450nm LED light. 63x Leitz Pl Apo NA 1.40 objective, oil immersion. Olympus Aplanat Achromat condenser, oil immersion, oblique lighting. 2.5x Nikon CF PL photoeyepiece. Monochrome converted Nikon d850 camera. 14 images stacked in Zerene (Pmax).