This document is a list of microscopic images from the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition in 2011. It includes over 50 images ranging from insect and plant cells and tissues to minerals, corals, and more. The magnifications range from 1x to 1440x, providing close-up views of microscopic details from nature.

1. BIOLOGIA E GEOLOGIA 10º CTEC Maio 2011 BELDADES MICROSCÓPICAS por ALMERINDO PINHO

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5. (fly) eyes (10X)

6. image of glial cells in the cerebellum (400X)

7. 5-day old zebrafish head (20X)

8. 15 day old Phascolosomaagassizii(peanut worm) larva, lateral view (20X)

9. 39 day old Aeolidiellastephanieae(sea slug), dorsal view (5X)

10. 72 hour chick embryo, dissected from the yolk (40X)

11. Anisakispegreffi(parasiticworm) (40X))

12. Anophelesgambiae(mosquito) heart (100X)

13. Antique slide featuring whelk (snail) radula (20X)

14. ApterousAphis fabae(black bean aphid) female with offspring inside the body (40X)

15. Arabidopsis sp. (thale cress) flower showing early ovule and pollen development (20X)

16. Artemiasalina(brine shrimp) in a drop of water (10X)

17. Bee abdomen with pollen (40X)

18. Biddulphiacapucina(diatom) (400X)

19. Cacoxenite (mineral) (18X)

20. Caloneisamphisbaena(Bacillariophyceae) diatom (1000x)

21. Ceratium sp. (dinoflagellate), living specimen (160X)

22. Clinozoisite prismatic crystal with augite (15X)

23. CraspedodiscuscoscinodiscusEhrenberg(extinct marine diatom) (1440X)

24. Ctenocephalides canis (flea) (20X)

25. Daphniasp. (100X)

26. Developing Eleutherodactyluscoqui(frog), whole mount (20X)

27. Droseracoccicaulis(20x)

28. Drosophilamelanogaster(fruitfly) intestine (800X)

29. Drosophila sp. (fruit fly) eye, direct mount (20X)

30. Drosophila sp. (fruit fly) larva with the dendrites of a sensory neuron group labeled, live specimen

31. E16.5 mouse scan utilizing autofluorescence on 3 wavelengths showing mouse vasculature (1.25X)

32. Echinasterbrasiliensis(starfish) embryo, four cell stage (60X)

33. Echinoderm embryo undergoing second cleavage (400X)

34. Evaporated ascorbic acid solution (40X)

35. FemaleAxonopsis (watermite), ventral side (200X)

36. Ferngametophyte (40X)

37. FernSpore (20X)

38. FernSpore (20X)

39. GFP expressioninAspergilisniger(40X)

40. Hemiargus isola (Reakirt’sbluebutterfly) eggonMimosa strigillosa(pinkpowderpuff) bud (6X)

41. Heteroptera-Micronectasp. (35X)

42. Heteroscodramaculata(ornamental baboontarantula) basal legsegments (40X)

43. Humanskin (40x)

44. Hydropsycheangustipennis(caddisfly) larva head (30X)

45. Ichneumon wasp compound eye and antenna base (40X)

46. Insectincyanide (10X)

47. Insectincyanide (15X)

48. Insectincyanide (30X)

49. Juvenile bivalve mollusc, Lima sp. (10X)

50. Krebs

51. LivingdiatomsPinnulariasp. (Bacillariophyceae) (250x)

52. Mesocriconemasp. (ringnematode) (1000X)

53. Mirabilis jalapa(four o’clock flower) stigma with pollen (100X)

54. Muscoid fly (house fly) (6.25x)

55. Myoblast cell grown on a microcontact-printed fibronectin grid (60X)

56. Orange Fungia (mushroom coral), live specimen (6X)

57. Paramecium caudatumfed with Congo red-stained yeast, living specimen (600X)

58. Parameciumsp. (100X)

59. Paramecium sp., live mount (400X)

60. Pollengrains (60x))

61. Portion of spider mandible (10X)

62. Primaryrathippocampalneurons (630x)

63. Protzia eximia (watermite), ventral view (10X)

64. Prunuscerasifera(‘Pissardii’ purple-leavedplum) stamen (40X)

65. Red begonia (stamens of male flower) (1X)

66. Root hairs on the plant Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) (63X)

67. Rust on an iron round bar (230X)

68. Scageliasp.(red algae) (250X)

69. seaweed

70. Spiral vessels from banana plant stem (32X)

71. TelophaseHeLa (cancer) cells expressing Aurora B-EGFP (green) (100X)

72. Tomato shoot apical meristem (200X)

73. Tortulapapillosa(moss) (20X)

74. TrichopteraHydropsycheangustipennis (caddisfly) larva, posterior claws (30X)

75. Troutalevin (larva) (10X)

76. Unidentifiedspongespicule (125X))

77. Vascular trace development in a corn leaf (10X)

78. Waspnest (10X)

79. Wistar rat retina outlining the retinal vessel network and associated communication

80. FIM