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Female cyst on needle, ventral-lateral, proboscis partially withdrawn - Pityococcus rugulosus - female
Copyright © 2016 Edward L. Ruden

Female cyst on needle, ventral-lateral, proboscis partially withdrawn - Pityococcus rugulosus - Female

Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
March 6, 2016
Size: 0.84 mm
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This image is from a CombineZP processed stack of 230 images with a 2.7 µm step taken with a Mitutoyo BD Plan APO 20×/0.42 ∞/0 mm microscope objective + Nikon 200 mm F4 AIS telephoto lens + Nikon D810 camera (magnification 20×; technique described here).

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Female cysts on needle - Pityococcus rugulosus - female Female cyst on needle, ventral-lateral, proboscis partially withdrawn - Pityococcus rugulosus - female Female cysts on needle, late stage, with supporting fibers - Pityococcus rugulosus - female Female cyst shaken from needle, dorsal - Pityococcus rugulosus - female Pityococcus rugulosus female cyst, ventral - Pityococcus rugulosus - female Female cyst shaken from needle, lateral - Pityococcus rugulosus - female
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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 12 July, 2016 - 9:50pm

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