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IN SEARCH OF PROTISTS: A FORAY INTO THE CAMPUS POND Victoria Phu

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In Search of Protists: A foray into the campus pond. Victoria Phu. Procedure. On February 6 th , 2012, Joanna, Joanne and I ventured into the murky waters of the campus pond to collect protist samples. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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IN SEARCH OF PROTISTS:A FORAY INTO THE CAMPUS POND

Victoria Phu

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PROCEDURE On February 6th, 2012, Joanna, Joanne and I

ventured into the murky waters of the campus pond to collect protist samples.

Three samples, one per person, were taken at six different locations around the campus pond.

We made sure that the samples were taken at least six inches deep to reach the silt at the bottom. Rain boots were very helpful.

The three of us each took turns taking pictures, collecting the samples and recording the data.

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Sample Number Owner LocationTime of

Collection1 Victoria 1 2:282 Joanne 1 2:283 Joanna 1 2:284 Victoria 2 2:365 Joanne 2 2:366 Joanna 2 2:367 Victoria 3 2:428 Joanne 3 2:429 Joanna 3 2:4210 Victoria 4 2:4611 Joanne 4 2:4612 Joanna 4 2:4613 Victoria 5 2:5114 Joanne 5 2:5115 Joanna 5 2:5116 Victoria 6 2:5717 Joanne 6 2:5718 Joanna 6 2:57

DataDate of collection: February 6th, 2012

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IDENTIFICATION We attempted to identify the organisms we

found by comparing them to the resources provided by Professor Riley.

There is a high probability that some of “protists” are actually debris.

The following slides document my best attempts at identification. They include the photos of the “protist” found and what it might be.

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LOCATION 1

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LOCATION 1, SAMPLE 1

Dileptus

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LOCATION 2

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LOCATION 2, SAMPLE 4Sadly, here I was only able to find debris.

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LOCATION 3

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LOCATION 3, SAMPLE 7Bursaria

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LOCATION 3, SAMPLE 7Entamoeba

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LOCATION 4

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LOCATION 4, SAMPLE 10

Paramoeba

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LOCATION 5

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LOCATION 5, SAMPLE 13Amoeba

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LOCATION 6

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LOCATION 6, SAMPLE 16Entamoeba

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