<AlbumBook ver='1.5' title='Microscopic Photomicrographs' description='Bug of the Month Album' firstAlbum='0' width='648' height='480' showThumbnails='true' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60' autoStart='true' allowClick='true' clickAction='_blank' playerName='Player - Black (SPRY/HTML)'>
	<Album title='Zooglea' description='Zooglea' path='Site/gallery/2006/zooglea  1-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image1.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='015 zooglea.JPG' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x or 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ZOOGLEA2.jpg' caption='Ok, it is the middle of winter but it looks like a tree?. . . . . - in reality this organism was found in a wastewater lagoon.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x zooglea.jpg' caption='Well, it is not quite a tree , but some of the fingered types do look like they are branching! Amorphous zooglea looks like a brain!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3009 zooglea.jpg' caption='Any comments, identification or suggestions, feel free to contact us.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3017 zooglea.JPG' caption='1000x Gram stain' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='400x zooglea.jpg' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4027 zooglea.JPG' caption='1000x Neisser stain notice the cells stain purple, but the slime stains brown' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4058 zooglea.jpg ' caption='1000x  Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4092 v.JPG' caption='1000x Neisser stains' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4IT015 zooglea.JPG' caption='Well, now it looks like we have lot of jelly like material mixed in with the floc and bacteria Gram Stain 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='AMORPH2.jpg' caption='Phase Contrast' width='600' height='438' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='fingered 400x.jpg' caption='Hard to believe this is nature!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='fingered zooglea 4.jpg' caption='Ok so here we go, here is our guest this month- let us look a bit closer at what they are' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='fingered zooglea.jpg' caption='No this is not a bug from a science fiction movie- although some can look like the blob, they just do not move ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='fingered zooglea3.jpg' caption='If you have a lot of zooglea in your system, you might have just gotten hit with a high BOD loading' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='fingerzooglea.JPG' caption='Zooglea can thrive under high BOD loading, low pH and low nutrients' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='FNGRZOOG5.JPG' caption='Zooglea can give a very high India Ink stain reaction due to the high polysaccharide coating' width='439' height='311' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gram 1000x zoog.jpg' caption='Gram stain 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gram 1000x zoog5.jpg' caption='1000x Gram stains' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='GRAM.JPG' caption='Gram stain 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='gramzoog.jpg' caption='1000x Gram stain very high levels of polysaccharide coating. Imagine trying to dewater that' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='LH66zooglea.jpg' caption='Phase contrast' width='600' height='438' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='neisser 1000x zooglea.jpg' caption='1000x Neisser stain fingered zooglea' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='NS zooglea.jpg' caption='1000x Neisser stain colonies' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='NULH11 zooglea.jpg' caption='Phase contrast' width='400' height='285' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stainzoo.jpg' caption='Stained zooglea' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ZOOG1a.jpg' caption='1000x Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ZOOG2a.jpg' caption='1000x you can  see how the slime keeps the cells apart. . ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ZOOG47.jpg' caption='200x Bright Field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='zooglea.jpg' caption='1000x Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='zooglea_144.jpg' caption='Do not use chlorine if you have zooglea issues. It will only make it worse, as the bacteria will produce more slime as a protective coating.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='zooglea_226.jpg' caption='Check nutrients, pH and BOd loading. Adjust nutrients or pH and change WAS and RAS or use bioaugmentation to help recover from the current upset.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='zooglea_347.jpg' caption='1000x Bright Field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='zooglea2 1000x.jpg' caption='Always zoom in under the microscope to see more details and a totally different perspective.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x zooglea 2.jpg' caption='You might be surprised what you find! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='zooglea234.jpg' caption='It also makes it easier to identify when you come in closer and can see more details.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='zooglea8.jpg' caption='Zooglea' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ZOOGLEAL.jpg' caption='Wow, just changing the size makes everything look completely different!' width='400' height='251' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Epistylus' description='Epistylus' path='Site/gallery/2006/epistylis 2-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image2.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='2stalked ciliates.jpg' caption='These can look like clusters of flowers' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='branched colonial stalks 17a.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x or 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='branched colonial stalks 45.jpg' caption='Ok so here we go, here is our guest this month- let us look a bit closer at what they are' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='branched colonial stalks 59.jpg' caption='They are usually branched and colonial. These were found in a wastewater Clarifier.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='branched colonial stalks 76.jpg' caption='Hard to believe this is microscopic in nature' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='branched colonial stalks_126.jpg' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='branched colonial stalks_26.jpg' caption='100x Bright Field aeration basin sample.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='branched colonial stalks_334.jpg' caption='Phase contrast.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='el_156 stalked ciliates.jpg' caption='Here the cover slip is starting to press down on the stalks, but more details are visible' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='el_326stalked ciliates.jpg' caption='100x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates _262.jpg' caption='Phase 400x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates _36.jpg' caption='Phase contrast 100x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 12a.jpg' caption='400x Bright Field heavy attached growth is visible on the stems to the left side where older stalked ciliate bases were' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 13.jpg' caption='Wet mount 400x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 14a.jpg' caption='Bright field 400x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 20.jpg' caption='400x It appears plant like with internal veins in the stalk' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 24.jpg' caption='Bright field 400x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 2a.jpg' caption='1000x Bright field look at the internal structure of the stem' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 35.jpg' caption='Have you guessed yet?' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 3a.jpg' caption='They have hair or oral cilia that they use to create a vortex to bring water into their mouths' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 43.jpg' caption='They consume quite a bit of bacteria and clean up the turbidity in the water.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 53.jpg' caption='1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 5a.jpg' caption='1000x The stalk does not have a myoneme which is the spring like contracting element typically found in other stalks such as Vorticella and Carchesium..' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 68a.jpg' caption='400x Bright Field Branched, colonial stalked ciliates' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 7a.jpg' caption='1000x look closely and you can see attached growth at the base of the stem. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates 8 copy.JPG' caption='The heavier the attached growth, the more stable the system and the loger the stalk has been in the system.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates el_130.jpg' caption='Stalked ciliates, especially branched and colonial species usually mean a system is in a nice medium sludge age and has been stable for a while.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates el_325.jpg' caption='100x Phase' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates_105.jpg' caption='Phase contrast ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates_162.jpg' caption='Phase Multiple Branching is apparent' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates_195.jpg' caption='Notice the heads are gone on the stalks. When you see this on all in your sample, you probably recently got hit with a high BOD load.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalked ciliates16 copy.JPG' caption='400x Bright Field inverted makes it easy to pick out details on a wet mount' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalks 18a.jpg' caption='Wow, just changing the size makes everything look completely different!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalks 19.jpg' caption='Always zoom in under the microscope to see more details and a totally different perspective.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalks 32.jpg' caption='You might be surprised what you find!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalks 34.jpg' caption='It also makes it easier to identify when you come in closer and can see more details.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalks 36.jpg' caption='Over 7000 known species of Ciliophora' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalks 73.jpg' caption='Have you guessed yet?' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalks 9a.jpg' caption='Epistylis are typically 200-250 um long and some colonies can reach up to 2mm long' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='stalks_1.jpg' caption='Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Ciliophora Class: Ciliatea Class Oligohymenophorea Subclass Peritrichia Family Epistylidae .' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Daphnia' description='Daphnia' path='Site/gallery/2006/daphnia 3-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image3.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='100x daphnia filaments.jpg' caption='Daphnia' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='100x daphnia w babies 2.jpg' caption='Ok, what is growing all over these poor daphnia? ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='100x daphnia w babies 3.jpg' caption='Ok, I had to do a double take. They were not dead, yet they were covered with growth.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='40x daphnia stalked.jpg' caption='yes, even the babies' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='40x daphnia w babies 3.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a  golf wastewater pond sample.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 1.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 100x 2 algae 2.jpg' caption='Most of the objectives used were  40x and 100x. Some photos were taken at 400x for enlargements, but water fleas are very large. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 100x 2 algae.jpg' caption='Some photomicrographs were taken without cover slips so as not to crush the organisms.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 100x 2.jpg' caption='Well, now it looks like we have lot of growth stuck to the outer surfaces ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 100x.jpg' caption='Bright field 100x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 12.jpg' caption='100x Bright Field now this really looks like he belongs in a science fiction movie, maybe this is where Sigourney Weaver developed from!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 19.jpg' caption='100x Lactophenol cotton blue stain baby Lacto-Phenol Cotton Blue stain makes it easy to pick out details on a wet mount' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 2.jpg' caption='Hard to believe this is nature! babies with growth' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 3.jpg' caption='Bright field 100x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 4.jpg' caption='Look at that weird head! Alien life forms under the microscope' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 400x 2 stalked ciliates.jpg' caption='400x stalked ciliates on the outer casing or shell You never know what you will find under the microscope.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 400x 3.jpg' caption='400x baby daphnia in sac, notice the ciliates on the outer shell' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 400x 4.jpg' caption='Attached stalked ciliates, look at how large the eye spot is here' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 400x 5.jpg' caption='Bright Field 400x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 400x 7.jpg' caption='400x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 400x 8.jpg' caption='400x ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 40x 2 algae 2.jpg' caption='The eye spot is very distinct and easy to pick out  40x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 40x 2 algae.jpg' caption='40x Attached branching algae at the tail end' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='daphnia 7.jpg' caption='100x Bright field water flea with excessive growth of stalked ciliated ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
    <Album title='Crawling ciliates' description='Crawling ciliates' path='Site/gallery/2006/crawlers 4-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image4.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='1000x  crawl 7.jpg' caption='Ok, it is getting close to springtime but it looks like a lady bug crawling around. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1000x fs 19.jpg' caption='OK, well they are not really bugs from a science fiction movie, in reality this little critter  was found in wastewater samples.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='aspidicus 1000x 6.jpg' caption='These are called crawling ciliates. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='aspidicus 1000x.jpg' caption='They almost always indicate a young to medium sludge age' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='aspidicus 5.jpg' caption='It was amazing and a weird experience to watch to watch them move, although you have to have patience.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='aspidicus 6.jpg' caption='They do move very fast.  It is hard to get them to slow down and pose so we can get a good photo' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='aspidicus 9.jpg' caption='We do have videos of this, but they are too large to load on a website' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='aspidicus2 1000x.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='aspidicus26 1000x.jpg' caption='Most of the objectives used were  100x, 400x and 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cr009 crawling ciliate.JPG' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawl 1000x.jpg' caption='Look at all the hairs on some of them' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawl 2 1000x.jpg' caption='The can be small, large, medium sized, round or oblong' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawl 6  1000x.jpg' caption='Hard to believe this is nature! 1000x bottom side of the crawling ciliate' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawl 8 1000x.jpg' caption='Bright field 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawl w point 1000x 12.jpg' caption=' This one looks like it has a pointed cap Bright field 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawl.JPG' caption='400x you can see it crawling with the hair like legs on the bottom  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawl006.JPG' caption='1000x Look at the ridges on the top of the ciliate' width='400' height='265' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawl049.JPG' caption='Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawl233.JPG' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate 022.JPG' caption='Bright Field 1000x  Lots of oral cilia' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate 4023.jpg' caption='400x Bright field look at all the cilia lining the oral cavity' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate 6024.jpg' caption='Bright field 400x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate 7062.jpg' caption='400x It is easy to imagine him crawling like a lady bug in this photo' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate el_562.jpg' caption='Phase 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate el_663.jpg' caption='Bright field 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate el_823.jpg' caption='1000x look closely and you can see the legs at the base of the body' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate t012.jpg' caption='Bright field low power' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate t013.jpg' caption='400x Bright Field fine hairs visible on the oral cavity' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='CRAWLING CILIATE.jpg' caption='Phase contrast 200x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate_22.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate_383.jpg' caption='Phase 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate_507.jpg' caption='Over 7000 known species of Ciliophora' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate_704.jpg' caption='Phase contrast 1000x Lots of oral cilia' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate_828.jpg' caption='1000x Phase contrast' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='crawling ciliate2.jpg' caption='Phase contrast 400x ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='CRWL.jpg' caption='Phase contrast 400x ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='CRWLCIL1a.jpg' caption='If the presence of crawling ciliates means a young to medium sludge age How should you adjust your process controls?' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='el_127 crawling ciliate.jpg' caption='One way is to adjust your RAS or Wasting' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='el_158 crawling ciliate.jpg' caption='if you do not have that capability- you can always supplement with Bioaugmentation cultures.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='el_416 crawling ciliate.jpg' caption='Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Ciliophora Class: Ciliatea' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
    </Album>
    <Album title='Weird' description='Weird Free Swimmers' path='Site/gallery/2006/weird free swimmer 5-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image5.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='1 round2 bartlett.jpg' caption='Ok, looks like a small spaceship hovering around under the microscope, a UFO underwater in miniature? ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='1 weird free swimmer 19.jpg' caption='Well, it is not really a UFO or a miniature spaceship, but it definitely looks like one when it spins around! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4020 ciliate.jpg' caption='In reality this little critter was found in a wastewater sample. What surprised me is how artistic and detailed they look.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='4020a ciliate.jpg' caption='The trick is to let the slide slowly dry out, so that he has less room to hover in and it slows them down so you can take better photos! ' width='216' height='190' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='5 round5 ciliate.jpg' caption='Look closely and you can see the hairs vibrating around the outer edge' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='5 weird free swimmer 28.jpg' caption='They almost always indicate a young to medium system.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ciliate 0.jpg' caption='We do have videos of this- but they are too large to load on a website' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ciliate 3.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample.  Most of the objectives used were 100x, 400x and 1000x. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ciliate 421.jpg' caption='Well, now it looks like we have a flying space ship! 200x bright field ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ciliate 6.jpg' caption='1000x Bright field look at the internal structures of the organism ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ciliate 8a2.jpg' caption='It was amazing and a weird experience to watch.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ciliate FS5.jpg' caption='They come in many sizes, shapes and with numerous hairs' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ciliateM15.jpg' caption='Bright Field' width='350' height='438' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='flying085.JPG' caption='Wow, just changing the size makes everything look completely different! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Free s16.jpg' caption='Bright field' width='403' height='460' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free.jpg' caption='Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='freeswee2.jpg' caption='Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Fs2invert.JPG' caption='Hard to believe this is nature!  Inverted makes it easy to pick out details on a wet mount ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='FS3 ciliate.jpg' caption='Bright field-' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='fs44 ciliate.JPG' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='fsgooda.JPG' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='round.jpg' caption='1000x Bright field but a bit blurry, since he did not want to stop and pose' width='480' height='436' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='round12 ciliate.jpg' caption='Bright field 1000x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='round13 ciliate.jpg' caption='Always zoom in under the microscope to see more details and a totally different perspective.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='round8 ciliate.jpg' caption='Over 7000 known species of Ciliophora' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='round9 ciliate.jpg' caption=' In case you are wondering why the magnification does not appear to match throughout all the photos, some were taken with different cameras and microscopes! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='weird free swimmer 15.jpg' caption='Remember, even though it is only a drop of water and seems flat on the slide- they are 3-D' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='weird free swimmer 25.jpg' caption='You might need to focus in and out on your microscope to see all the details' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Water mite' description='Water mite' path='Site/gallery/2006/water mite 6-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image6.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='200 water mite.jpg' caption='Ok, looks a little creepy with all those legs and tentacles. Well, it can not really bite you, but it definitely looks like it could when it you zoom in a bit!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='205 water mite.jpg' caption='OK- well they are not really from oceans below or under the sea-in reality this little critter was found in a wastewater sample.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 0756.jpg' caption='What surprised me is how much they look like the normal mites' width='400' height='300' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 0764.jpg' caption='Actually, you can see them swimming in the wastewater or clarifier with your naked eye, especially in a sample bottle.' width='400' height='300' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 0765.jpg' caption='They are very large, they do not want to get captured in the pipette and jump around on the slide, so cover them up quick.' width='400' height='300' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 0766.jpg' caption='They almost always indicate a very old system or you have solids build up somewhere. Check your weirs and centerwell in the clarifier' width='400' height='300' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 0767.jpg' caption='We do have videos of this- but they are too large to load on a website' width='400' height='300' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 100x.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample.  Most of the objectives used were 40x or 100x and 400x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 2.jpg' caption='If you have these in your plant you might want to consider wasting or check your clarifiers for solids build up!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 26.jpg' caption='100x Bright field looks like a mom and baby' width='632' height='473' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 3.jpg' caption='It was amazing and a weird experience to watch these guys.' width='400' height='300' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 400x 3.jpg' caption='They are often times brilliantly colored orange, red, or yellow. These bright colors serve to warn off potential predators since water mites are usually very distasteful."' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 400x 4.jpg' caption='Remember, even though it is only a drop of water and seems flat on the slide-they are 3-D' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 400x 5.jpg' caption='Water Mites have four stages of life: egg, larva, nymph and adult' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 400x 6.jpg' caption='You might need to focus in and out on your microscope to see all the details.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite 400x.jpg' caption='They are found in many ponds and may look like spiders or water fleas' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite n0758.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope' width='400' height='300' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mite.jpg' caption='Water mites are predators' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mites.jpg' caption='They feed on  Crustaceans and the larvae of water insects' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mites3.jpg' caption='They produce noxious secretions from the skin glands to help protect them from being eaten.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='water mitesw.jpg' caption='Superphylum Arthropoda Phylum Entoma Subphylum Chelicerata Class Arachnida Subclass Acari (mites) Order Acariformes Suborder Prostigmata Cohort Parasitengona Subcohort Hydrachnidia' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
    </Album>
	<Album title='Planaria' description='Planaria' path='Site/gallery/2006/Planaria 7-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image7.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='119 planaria.jpg' caption='Creepy, crawly and with such big eyes.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='189 planaria.jpg' caption='There are numerous species of Flatworms. Phylum Platyhelminthes, Class Turbellaria.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='319 planaria.jpg' caption='Planaria is the one most often recognized, especially since it is used in many science classes' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='336 planaria.jpg' caption='Yes, they look like creatures from outer space movies, the blob that moves and has a mind of his own but with eyes' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3378 planaria.jpg' caption='Here is another strange flatworm, but again, notice the two eyespots' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='375 planaria.jpg' caption='They almost always indicate a very old system. Very rarely found in aeration basins. Found more in ponds or lagoons. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='376 planaria.jpg' caption='We do have videos of this- but they are too large to load on a website' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='3Planaria.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a pond sample.  Most of the objectives used were 40x or 100x and 400x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='41 planaria.jpg' caption='Play with the lighting and the iris in order to lighten up the coloring of the Planaria and see more details' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='43 planaria.jpg' caption='Remember, even though it is only a drop of water and seems flat on the slide-they are 3-D' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='54 planaria.jpg' caption='100x Planaria- looks like he has a hood or mask on' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='56 planaria.jpg' caption='They come in many sizes and shapes and move slowly and glide along"' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='57 planaria.jpg' caption='Notice how it twists and turns and changes shape?' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='57planaria.jpg' caption='Phylum Platyhelminthes Class Turbellaria: Dugesia spp. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='58 planaria.jpg' caption='On the head, it is very easy to see the two eyespots ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='81 planaria.jpg' caption='These can be quite large, and actually be seen visibly on the slide without the microscope. For details you will need the microscope ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria  30.jpg' caption='Bright field ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria  33.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria  34.jpg' caption='Dark field-' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria  40.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope! Planaria and Cladocera ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria  43.jpg' caption='Here is another, he wiggled a bit too much, but the two eyespots are a bit blurry at the top of the slide' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria  45.jpg' caption='100x This one was green-probably consumed too much algae' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria  53.jpg' caption='ok did you figure it out?' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria  86.jpg' caption='Size varies from medium to very large ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 13.jpg' caption='It is a Planaria  or flatworm.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 14.jpg' caption='They look like a large flat snake like organism and they move around really slow. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 17.jpg' caption='Bright Field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 20.jpg' caption='It was amazing and a weird experience to watch these guys.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 25.jpg' caption='You might need to focus in and out on your microscope to see all the details' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 26.jpg' caption='Planaria see the eyespots ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 27.jpg' caption='Bright field ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 28.jpg' caption='Bright Field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 3.jpg' caption='Bright field-' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 33.jpg' caption='The Trematoda and Monogenea  are both commonly called flukes. The Cestoda are called tapeworms. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 34.jpg' caption='These first three classes are parasitic, and are often found as parasites of various marine organisms, freshwater and sometimes terrestrial organisms. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 35.jpg' caption='There are about 9,000 species of flukes , and 5,000 species of Cestodes.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 36.jpg' caption='The Turbellaria, or free living worms  are not parasitic. They live on dead, decaying matter. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 38.jpg' caption='There are approximately 4,500 species of Turbellarians. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 5.jpg' caption='Distinct head and tail' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='planaria 8.jpg' caption='Domain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Phylum Platyhelminthes Class Turbellaria  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Ostracod' description='Ostracod' path='Site/gallery/2006/Ostracod 8-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image8.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='105 ostracod.jpg' caption='Fast, fun to watch and with such a big eye.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='108 ostracod.jpg' caption='OK, well they are not really from oceans below or under the sea, in reality these little critters  were found in a wastewater Aeration basin.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='21 ostracod.jpg' caption='There are numerous species of Ostracoda. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda, Subphylum: Crustacea, Class: Ostracoda  ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='22 ostracod.jpg' caption='Ostracods are divided into four suborders, Podocopa, Myodocopa, Cladocopa and Platycopa. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='23 ostracod.jpg' caption='Spikes on the shell' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='25 ostracod.jpg' caption='It was amazing and a weird experience to watch. The antennae' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='30 ostracod.jpg' caption='Looks kind of like a clam when it is not moving' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='35 ostracod.jpg' caption='The head has five pairs of very hairy legs and usually at least one eye ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='38 ostracod.jpg' caption='The hard shell on the Ostracod remains after he dies and looks like a clam shell' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='40 ostracod.jpg' caption='Bright Field 400x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='42 ostracod.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from wastewater sample and pond samples.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x with a few at 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='43 ostracod.jpg' caption='Sometimes called a seed shrimp, the Ostracod has bilateral symmetry like other arthropods' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='45 ostracod.jpg' caption='Bright field 100x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='53 ostracod.jpg' caption='Depending upon the view of the Ostracod, they can appear different' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='54 ostracod.jpg' caption='400x Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='58 ostracod.jpg' caption='We do have videos of this, but they are too large to load on a website' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='62 ostracod.jpg' caption='At lower magnification, you get an overall view, but lose some of the details' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='70 ostracod.jpg' caption='400x multi-pronged tail (furca)' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='72 ostracod.jpg' caption='At higher magnification, you can see the edges of the shell, fine ridges and hair or bristles' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='76 ostracod.jpg' caption='Chitinous or calcareous valve or "shell' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='761 ostracod.jpg' caption='Bright field 400x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='82 ostracod.jpg' caption='Ostracods sense their surroundings using sensilla -hairs or bristles ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='84 ostracod.jpg' caption='Bright field 100x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='el_49 ostracod.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod 10.jpg' caption='The whole body is enclosed in the carapace which hinges on the back and is held shut by strong muscles.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod 37.jpg' caption='An ostracod is a segmented crustacean with head, thorax and abdomen' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod 5.jpg' caption='Here you can almost see the opening of both shells' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod 73.jpg' caption='100x Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod_153.jpg' caption='Low magnification looks like an empty clam shell' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod_164.jpg' caption='Bright field 200x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod_189.jpg' caption='Here the Ostracod is dead, but his body is still inside the shell' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod_199.jpg' caption='They like to crawl along surfaces' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod_204.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod_307.jpg' caption='Bright field 100x' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod_308.jpg' caption='Play with the lighting and the iris in order to lighten up the coloring of the Ostracod and see more details since it is so thick' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod_58.jpg' caption='This is a rare view, the Ostracod shell is opened and a large portion of the appendages can be seen' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod_75.jpg' caption='Here, the shell has been broken open ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod333.jpg' caption='Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Ostracoda ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod37.jpg' caption='Looks like a butterfly from this view- actually finding this is rare! They typically are found closed' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='ostracod45.jpg' caption='Bright field ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Cladocera' description='Cladocera' path='Site/gallery/2006/Cladocera 9-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image9.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='26 cladocera.jpg' caption='They can wiggle and crawl quickly, so let your slide dry out a bit, so there is less room for them to wander, since they go very fast!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='28 cladocera.jpg' caption='OK, these little critters  were found in a pond sample.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='30 cladocera.jpg' caption='Their eyes make you feel like they are staring at you!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera 10.jpg' caption='They can squeeze through any situation and keep on going! It was amazing to watch.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera 11.jpg' caption='The whole body is enclosed in the carapace or hard shell!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera 12.jpg' caption='Very distinct eye spots ' width='345' height='334' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera 13.jpg' caption='Distinct foot and furca claws We do have videos of this, but they are too large to load on a website' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera 13a.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater pond sample.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x with a few at 1000x. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera 14a.jpg' caption='A Cladocerais a segmented crustacean with head, thorax and abdomen ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera 16.jpg' caption='The sample came from a wastewater treatment plant that was running an older sludge. All of a sudden thousands of flagellates showed up. This is an indication of a recent high BOD swing.' width='343' height='364' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera 19.jpg' caption='Here is a CHYDORUS and a small baby copepod .' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera 25.jpg' caption='They like to crawl along surfaces' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera 27.jpg' caption='Chydorus is a common genus of the family Chydoridae. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera111.jpg' caption='They are very active predators and scavengers. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera121.jpg' caption='200x Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera1212.jpg' caption='He just looks like he should be a star on the cast of Alien! ' width='343' height='364' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera133.jpg' caption='100x Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera284.jpg' caption='Bright Field ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera30a.jpg' caption='Metazoas' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera334.jpg' caption='Look at how big the CHYDORUS is compared to the Ostracod on the right ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera34.jpg' caption='Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !!!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera38.jpg' caption='200x Bright Field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera63.jpg' caption='Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class Branchiopoda Suborder Anomopoda Familia Chydoridae Genus- Chydorus' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera678.jpg' caption='You never know what you will find under the microscope.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera68.jpg' caption='Here you can see two CHYDORUS and a planaria' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera71.jpg' caption='Bright Field 100x' width='364' height='318' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera80.jpg' caption='CHYDORUS SPHAERICUS or Chydorus ovalis Size [µm] Females 300 - 500 Characteristics- Valves variable in shape, oval or circular.' width='359' height='348' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladocera87.jpg' caption='Always rounded backcorners. Grey, greenish or brownish. Valves usually patterned. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='cladoceracl6634.jpg' caption='family of Chydorus' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
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	<Album title='Dileptus' description='dileptus' path='Site/gallery/2006/dileptus 10-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image10.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 1.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x or 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 2.jpg' caption='Fast, fun to watch . . . .Very hard to get this one to sit still!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 21.jpg' caption='They can twist and turn their bodies in all directions, squeeze through any situation and keep on going! It was amazing to watch.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 22.jpg' caption='Any comments, identification or suggestions, feel free to contact us  ... ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 23.jpg' caption='They can move quickly, so let your slide dry out a bit, so there is less room for them to wander! ' width='294' height='220' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 24.jpg' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 25.jpg' caption='They look like they are out to do gymnastics! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 26.jpg' caption='Dileptus is a very large, predatory ciliate.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 264.jpg' caption='They move very quickly and twist many different ways.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 27.jpg' caption='They are very active predators and scavengers. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 3.jpg' caption='They twist and turn in all different directions' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 45.jpg' caption='They are somewhat similar to Amphileptus, but bigger. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 5.jpg' caption='They have one large vacuole at the posterior' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus 6.jpg' caption='No this is not a bug from a science fiction movie ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus1.jpg' caption='It is hard to get them to slow down and get real clear photos due to their speed' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus2.jpg' caption='Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus24.jpg' caption='Dileptus normally feeds on living organisms, but under certain conditions it ingests inanimate particles. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus25.jpg' caption='They have numerous little contractile vacuoles ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus29.jpg' caption='This free swimmer can undergo extreme contractions and distortions as it moves' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Dileptus31.jpg' caption='Bright Field ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimmer_7.jpg' caption='Its proboscis ("neck") is very flexible and motile. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate _18.jpg' caption='Has a long body that is pointed at the rear and, on the other end, a long flailing "neck' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 11.jpg' caption='A Protozoon -Dileptus; Ciliata- It is predatory upon Metazoa -- ...Dileptus, a common holotrich ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 28.jpg' caption='They twist, turn and even bend over backwards ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 3.jpg' caption='Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 33.jpg' caption='Dileptus is a carnivore.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 34.jpg' caption='Bright field 100x ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 35.jpgg' caption='Ciliates indicate a young to medium sludge age' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 37.jpg' caption='Bright field 400x very large when stretched out' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 38.jpg' caption='Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 39.jpg' caption='Here is almost looks like a double ring of cilia' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 42.jpg' caption='400x Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 5.jpg' caption='This has a long body that is pointed at the rear and a long flailing neck' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 6.jpg' caption='TThe trichocysts of Dileptus are used for the purpose of capturing food.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate 7.jpg' caption='It captures its prey by means of trichocysts which either paralyze the prey, or bring about cytolysis of all or part of the protoplasm of the prey.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate v36.jpg' caption='Typical  Length: 250 - 500 mm' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='free swimming ciliate_2.jpg' caption='Kingdom Animalia Phylum Ciliophora Class Ciliatea Subclass Rhabdophorina Family Trachelidae Genus Dileptus ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
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	<Album title='Phacus' description='Phacus' path='Site/gallery/2006/Phacus 11-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image11.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='Phacus21.jpg' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample and some ponds.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x or 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus22.jpg' caption='Fast, fun to watch . . . . . They do make cool photos and artwork and are amazing to watch!!!! ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus23.jpg' caption='They can twist and turn their bodies in all directions, squeeze through any situation and keep on going! It was amazing to watch.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus24.jpg' caption=' What surprised me is how these flagellates were like acrobats and could twist and turn in so many different directions, and so quickly too.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus25.jpg' caption='They were very social also, as there was quite a community of them in this sample!  It was amazing and a fun experience to watch .' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus29.jpg' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus3`.jpg' caption='They fold over on themselves' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus30.jpg' caption='They have a nucleus ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus31.jpg' caption='A very distinct cytostome or mouth where ingestion takes place' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus32.jpg' caption='A large food vacuole. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus43.jpg' caption='They twist and turn in all different directions' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus55292.JPG' caption='Phacus cells have contractile vacuoles and may have a red-pigmented stigma to sense light. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus55293.JPG' caption='A Phacus is a medium size flagellate.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus55295.JPG' caption='The body is flat and leaf-shaped, with longitudal ridges.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus55298.JPG' caption='They often have ridges or fins running helically or longitudinally' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus55299.JPG' caption='They move by gliding and swimming with their single emergent flagellum.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus5597.JPG' caption='The cytoplasm contains many starch storage granules, which are usually shaped like a donut cell.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus60.jpg' caption='The pellicle covering the cell' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus61.jpg' caption='The pellicle is quite rigid, composed of wide proteinaceous strips. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus63.jpg' caption='You can see the bacteria moving around inside that it has eaten ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus64.jpg' caption='400x look at how much detail you can see when you blow it up' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus65.jpg' caption='These euglenoids live in both freshwater and marine environments.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Phacus66.jpg' caption='Euglenophyta - Phacus sp. They are very active ' width='444' height='420' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='PhacusGREENH.jpg' caption='Kingdom Plantae Division Euglenophycota Class Euglenophyceae Order Euglenales Family Euglenaceae Genus Phacus ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
	</Album>
	<Album title='Rotifer' description='Rotifer' path='Site/gallery/2006/Rotifer 12-06' hasThumb='true' thumbSrc='image12.jpg' hasBg='true' bgSrc='' bgScale='0' interval='5' useTransition='true' transType='Fade' transTime='2' firstImage='0' dispSequence='0'>
		<Slide src='hard shell.JPG' caption='These photomicrographs were taken from wastewater samples as well as ponds.  Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x or 1000x.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Platyias quadricornis 9.jpg' caption='They are amazing to watch!!!! There are tons of variations to this species.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Platyias quadricornis..jpg' caption='They do make cool photos and artwork though if you find the right shapes!!!!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Platyias quadricornis.2.jpg' caption=' It always appears in a wastewater treatment plant or lagoons when the sludge is older, and the BOD is relatively low.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Platyias quadricornis.3.jpg' caption='Bright field, When conditions are not good, the rotifer will form a cyst. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Platyias quadricornis30.jpg' caption='Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='Platyias quadricornis39.jpg' caption='Most species of rotifers are about 200 to 500 micrometers long' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer 1000x 9.jpg' caption='Rotifers are multicellular animals ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer 14.jpg' caption='Rotifers have specialized organ systems and a complete digestive tract that includes both a mouth and anus.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>		
		<Slide src='rotifer 16.jpg' caption='They come in all different sizes and shapes. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer 17.jpg' caption='The name rotifer is derived from the Latin word meaning wheel-bearer' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer 18.jpg' caption='This is in reference to the crown of cilia around the mouth of the rotifer that in some species resembles a wheel rotating.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer 19.jpg' caption='The rotifers make up a phylum of microscopic and near-microscopic pseudocoelomate animals.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer 20.jpg' caption='Most rotifers are around 0.1–0.5 mm long although their size can range from 50μm to over 2 millimeters' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer 22.jpg' caption='If you see rotifers in your aeration basin MLSS, they typically mean an older sludge.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer 28.jpg' caption='About 2200 species of rotifers have been described. Taxonomically, they are placed in the phylum Rotifera. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer 6.jpg' caption='Kingdom Animalia Phylum Rotatoria or Rotifera Class Monogonata - Order Ploimida Family Rotifer Family Brachionidae Genus Platyias ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer 8.jpg' caption='Rotifera- This phylum is subdivided into three classes, Monogononta, Bdelloidea, and Seisonidea. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer15.jpg' caption='The largest group is the Monogononta, with about 1500 species, followed by the Bdelloidea, with about 350 species. There are only two known species of Seisonidea.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer19.jpg' caption='Bright field 400x ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer22.jpg' caption='Rotifers have bilateral symmetry and a variety of different shapes. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer31.jpg' caption='Genus Platyias probably Platyias quadricornis  (Ehrenberg, 1832) ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer34.jpg' caption='A rotifer filters 100,000 times its own volume of water per hour' width='444' height='420' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer35.jpg' caption='Bright Field.' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer38.jpg' caption='The life span of monogonont females varies from a couple of days to about three weeks. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='rotifer9.jpg' caption='Bright field' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
		<Slide src='side view rotifer.JPG' caption=' Bdelloids can survive the dry state for prolonged periods, with the longest well-documented dormancy being nine years. ' width='640' height='480' thumbWidth='80' thumbHeight='60'/>
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