2010 Photomicrography Competition

Spiral vessels from banana plant stem

Dr. Stephen Lowry

Affiliation
University of Ulster
Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Technique
Polarized light
Magnification
32x

Orange Fungia (mushroom coral), live specimen

James H. Nicholson

Affiliation
Coral Culture and Collaborative Research Facility
Volunteer at NOAA/NOS/NCCOS
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Technique
Fluorescence
Magnification
6x

Divaricatic acid from Evernia divaricata (lichen), recrystallized from acetone

Dr. Ralf Wagner

Location
Düsseldorf, Germany
Technique
Polarized light
Magnification
10x