◄ Main tank containing mixed populations of Convolutriloba species Main tank with wave maker. Wave produced by periodic siphon action of water volume in bucket ►
◄ Acoel collector (black & grey device) and wave diffuser Main tank with overflow to sump and refugium ►
◄ Sump/refugium containing DI water make-up float, protein fractionator, pump intake filter, and bio-bed Pump intake filter and make-up float ►
◄ Custom-made pump intake filter Filter with clean-out cap removed ►
◄ Disassembled filter showing central retention core and bio-ball media Phosphate reactor with pre-filter. At far right is DI make-up valve, merely a reconfigured toilet float valve ►
◄ Phosphate reactor intake, output, and screen assemblies Internal view of reactor intake with screen assembly in place. Designed for use with RowaPhos media ►
◄Convolutriloba species culture tanks. Flow supplied from main sump Culture tanks overflow return to main research tank ►
◄ Individual culture tank with flow control and collection grids Collection grid removed showing acoel aggregation ►
◄ Clean seawater storage tank piped to sump for water changes and to lab sink Hatchery for Artemia and rotifers, labeled image ►
◄ Schematic of light chamber w/ fiber-optic light source used in acoel photomovement studies Labeled photograph of the same ►
◄ Underside of top half of light chamber showing fiber-optic ports, air diverter, and polarized lens Side view of water-cooled light chamber set up for time- lapse photography ►
◄ Schematic of light chamber w/ light emitting diode light source Top view of light chamber set up for time-lapse photography using LED light source ►
◄ Side view of light chamber w/ LED light source Fabrication of LED light source w/potentiometer ►
◄ Top view of LED light source showing interchangeable resistors, on/ off switch, and potentiometer control Bottom view showing array of six interchangeable LED lamps ►
◄ Time-lapse movie of photophobic behavior of C. retrogemma taken in light chamber Light trough used for irradiance preference studies ►
◄ Schematic drawing of vacuum-assisted dewatering device used prior to weighing of live acoels Photograph of the acoel dewatering device ►
◄ Acoel in water droplet prior to dewatering Acoel on plankton net patch after dewatering. Note: the animal is unharmed throughout this procedure ►
◄ Sony DSC-P71 camera attachment for Wild M3Z stereomicroscope Underside of attachment showing x-y axis centering mechanism ►
◄ Canon PowerShot A520 camera attachment for Zeiss Axioskop-2 phase-contrast compound microscope Attachment was fabricated from recycled microscope stage parts, aluminum, and PVC ►
◄ Close-up of attachment without camera Adjustments allow for ocular focus, camera to ocular distance (field diameter), and x-y axis centering of the camera ►