October 29, 2014
This week
in my observation, I found exponentially more life in my tank. This is greatly
due to a food pellet that was previously added to the tank. The annelids I’ve
been watching were much more active, even leaving they’re tube-like structures
in search of food. I noticed that they had constructed their tubes out of the
leaves of one of the plants in the tank. New organisms I have found include:
Litonotus, Tachysoma, Chroococcus, and Merismopedi. I’ll be keeping an eye on a
Heliozoa as it matures and grows, hopefully becoming more definable in its
inner cilia. After observing, I added more water and more of each plant
material.
Patterson, D.J. Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide. Washington DC: ASM, 2003. Print.
Canter-Lund, Hilda, and John W. G. Lund. Freshwater Algae: Their Microscopic World Explored. Bristol: Biopress Limited, 1995. Print.
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