Alan Brook

In 1986 I found amoebae feeding on desmids , I sent some photomicrographs to Alan Brook Professor Emeritus at the University of Buckingham , he made similar observations of a different amoeba and desmid species , for details see Brook & Ells ( 1987 ).A good example how the amateur can get involved.Figs 1 & 2 are from the same period.

Figure 2. Amoeba with ingested desmids

You may need to study a sample at intervals over a day or two in order to see what is being ingested , digested and excreted.

In 1986 I found amoebae feeding on desmids, I sent some photomicrographs to Alan Brook Professor Emeritus at the University of Buckingham, he made similar observations of a different amoeba and desmid species, for details see Brook & Ells (1987).