Selected freshwater specimens are stained and carefully mounted on glass slides with cover slips. Each microscope slide is labeled and conveniently arranged in a durable plastic case.

Diatoms, many different forms of shells
    Euglena, green flagellate
    Paramecium, ciliates from hay-infusion
    Daphnia, water flea
    Cyclops, a copepod
    Desmids, mixed
    Mixed plankton from fresh water
    Hydra, body
    Planaria, body of a flatworm
    Bacteria in putrid water, forming chains
    Spyrogyra, Spirogyra
    Zygnema, w.m.
    Stigeoclonium, w.m.
    Obelia, w.m.
    Volvox, w.m.

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c.s. – cross section
sec. – section
w.m. – whole mount
l.s. – longitudinal section
s.m - smea