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Nomarski micrograph of a Ruthenium-red stained nematocyst from Aiptasia pallida, the pale anemone. The red dye stains the polyanionic venom proteins found inside the partially discharged nematocyst. As the author of this micrograph, I hereby release it to the General Public.

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(del) (cur) 14:47, 26 March 2007 . . Dbrand (Talk | contribs) . . 1347×900 (705,242 bytes) (Image generated ~1990 by David D. Brand, Ph.D. , using Nomarski optics.)
(del) (rev) 23:54, 10 March 2007 . . Dbrand (Talk | contribs) . . 337×225 (24,761 bytes) (Nomarski micrograph of a Ruthenium-red stained nematocyst from <i>Aiptasia pallida</i>, the pale anemone. The red dye stains the polyanionic venom proteins found inside the partially discharged nematocyst.)
(del) (rev) 23:20, 10 March 2007 . . Dbrand (Talk | contribs) . . 337×225 (24,761 bytes) (Nomarski micrograph of a Ruthenium-red stained nematocyst from <i>Aiptasia pallida</i>, the pale anemone. The reed dye stains the poly-anionic venom proteins found inside the partially discharged nematocyst. As the author of this micrograph, I hereby re)