Rhodobacteria 2
Most likely ID: n.a.
Synonym: n.a
Sampling location: Simmelried
Phylogenetic tree: n.a.
Diagnosis:
- the cells are oval, sometimes irregularly
- length 3 – 4.5 µm
- cells filled almost completely with irregularly shaped, highly refractive mass
- colorless or slightly pink
- colonies irregularly shaped without sharp outline
- no visible gelatinuous sheat
- colonies of about 30 – 70 µm in diameter
No drawings from previous authors available.
Fig. 1: Rhodobacteria 2. L = 3 – 4.5 µm. A slightly squashed colony. All cells are separated from each other. Obj. 100 X.
Fig. 2: Rhodobacteria 2. L = 3 – 4.5 µm. A slightly squashed colony. Obj. 100 X.
Fig. 3: Rhodobacteria 2. L = 3 – 4.5 µm. A third, slightly squashed colony. Obj. 100 X.
Fig. 4: Rhodobacteria 2. L = 3 – 4.5 µm. A colony in brightfield. Obj. 100 X.
Fig. 5: Rhodobacteria 2. L = 3 – 4.5 µm. The cells in detail. The cells are almost completely filled with a highly refractive mass. Obj. 100 X.
Fig. 6: Rhodobacteria 2. L = 3 – 4.5 µm. The cells from a second colony in detail. Obj. 100 X.