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Photographic gallery.  Thousands of particles under the microscope.
Bee Pollen Through the Microscope

Bee Pollen

There are four pollen types in this image from the pollen packets of the fourth row collected near Palleau, France. This is at equitorial focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots / ORDER: FAMILY: TRIBE: GENUS: SPECIES:

Significance in the Environment:

Characteristic Features:

Associated Particles:

References:

Faegri, Knut and Johs Iversen, TEXTBOOK OF POLLEN ANALYSIS, Hafner Publishing Company, 1964.

Kapp, Ronald O., HOW TO KNOW POLLEN AND SPORES, Wm. C. Brown Company, 1969.

Moore, P.D., J. A. Webb, and M. E. Collinson, POLLEN ANALYSIS, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991