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Tree of Life Media Contributed By Sue Barns
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| 663 |
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Scientific Name
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Pyrodictium
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Comments
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Scanning electron micrograph of Pyrodictium cells, connected by a network of protein "fibers" (Rieger 1995)
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Copyright
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© 1997 R. Rachel
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restricted
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Title
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pyrodictium.jpeg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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663
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| 716 |
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Scientific Name
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Pyrolobus
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Comments
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Pyrolobus, the organism with the highest known growth temperature (113°C). Transmission electron micrograph of freeze-etched cells (Bloechl 1997).
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Copyright
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© 1997 R. Rachel
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restricted
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Title
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pyrolobus.jpeg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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716
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| 774 |
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Scientific Name
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Spirulina
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Copyright
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© 1995
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Cyanobacteria: view page image collection
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Title
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spirulina.200.jpeg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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774
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| 1225 |
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Scientific Name
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Prochloron
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Copyright
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© 1995
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Cyanobacteria: view page image collection
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Title
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prochloron.200.jpeg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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1225
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| 1619 |
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Location
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
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Comments
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Hot, sulfur-rich, acidic habitats, like this pool in Yellowstone, are often home to species of Sulfolobus.
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Copyright
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© 1997
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Sulfolobus (Crenarchaeota): view page image collection
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Title
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sulfurlake.jpeg2
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Habitat
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ALT Text
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pool in Yellowstone
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ID
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1619
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| 1888 |
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Copyright
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© 1995
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Title
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fischerella.200.gif
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Fischerella
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ID
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1888
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| 2947 |
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Location
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
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Comments
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Obsidian Pool, in the Mud Volcano area of Yellowstone National Park, is a neutral-pH hot spring which contains an unusually wide diversity of Crenarchaeota. Note yellow deposits of sulfur on banks.
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Copyright
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© 1997 Norm Pace
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Image Use
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restricted
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Attached to Group
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Crenarchaeota: view page image collection
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Title
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obsidian.jpeg2
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Habitat
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ALT Text
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Obsidian Pool, Yellowstone National Park
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ID
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2947
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| 4670 |
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Scientific Name
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Pyrobaculum
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Comments
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Pyrobaculum, a rod-shaped organism with flagella. Transmission electron micrograph of a cell, shodowed with platinum (Voelkl 1993).
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Copyright
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© 1997 R. Rachel
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Image Use
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restricted
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Attached to Group
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Crenarchaeota: view page image collection
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Title
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pyrobaculum.jpeg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ID
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4670
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