Cotton Candy Clouds (CCCs not CCAs!) at KML
Hello faithful followers! And now....the wonderful world of Symbiodinium.....
But first! an update on the other side of the Symbiont-host interaction spectrum that BURR studies: Cassiopea xamachana! (the upside-down jellyfish)
Polyp of Cassiopea under a compound microscope.... you can see the symbionts in it!
Rachel has been caring for Cassiopea polyps since her arrival here at KML back in May, and now again this past week. (see previous posts!) She has 3 treatments set-up based on symbiont type she is inoculating the polyps with: A, B, and Control (no symbionts). In a few days they polyps will be infected enough and will be put out in the marina here at KML for a week and then will be returned back to the lab and sampled. Back in Buffalo, Rachel will analyze the samples to see if the symbiont type "switched" or "shuffled."
Scyphistomae (polyp) with two buds (asexually produced planulae) and polyps settled on a mangrove leaf
August 13: The day included an exciting run into town: Home Depot, where we officially bought all the C-batteries they had in stock, Winn Dixie for late-night boat snacks during spawning (and to watch Noel battle with himself over the best deals for food supplies), and Publix for more groceries (why not).
Then, filtering sea water. Filtering. Lots of filtering! Some kreisel-making (and hot-glue-gunning), then more filtering! Cleaning polyp's water dishes....and....did I mention filtering sea water? But the coral polyps will be happy in their thrice filtered sea water, so it's all worth it.
Anke, Rachel and Noel with the stash of boat snacks! The puppy. Creeping.
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