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Lava Tubes

Scanning electron photomicrographs of microbial life forms from lava tubes. Morphology examples are displayed and explained above.
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  • A euhedral crystal with filaments, surrounded by euhedral crystals with spheroids by M. Medina and M. Spilde

    A euhedral crystal with filaments, surrounded by euhedral crystals with spheroids

  • Aggregate of filaments by M. Medina

    Aggregate of filaments

  • Aggregate of filaments and tissue paper film by D. Northup

    Aggregate of filaments and tissue paper film

  • Aggregate of rods by M. Moya

    Aggregate of rods

  • Aggregate of rods in film by M. Moya

    Aggregate of rods in film

  • Aggregate of tissue paper film by D. Northup

    Aggregate of tissue paper film

  • Aggregate of wooly filaments, with film by M. Spilde

    Aggregate of wooly filaments, with film

  • Aggregate of wooly rods wilth filaments by M. Spilde

    Aggregate of wooly rods wilth filaments

  • Aggregate of wooly spheroids, with filaments and beads on a string by D. Northup

    Aggregate of wooly spheroids, with filaments and beads on a string

  • Aggregates by D. Northup

    Aggregates

  • Area of film under debris by D. Northup and M. Spilde

    Area of film under debris

  • Area of film with filaments and spheroids by D. Northup

    Area of film with filaments and spheroids

  • Area of rods under film and beads on a string by D. Northup and M. Spilde

    Area of rods under film and beads on a string

  • Area of several reticulated filaments by M. Spilde

    Area of several reticulated filaments

  • Area of spiky crystals by M. Spilde

    Area of spiky crystals

  • Area showing few spheroids, and filamentous structures. by M. Medina and M. Spilde

    Area showing few spheroids, and filamentous structures.

  • Area showing various sizes of spheroid structures on euhedral crystal by M. Medina and M. Spilde

    Area showing various sizes of spheroid structures on euhedral crystal

  • Area with reticulated filaments and radiating tubes by M. Spilde

    Area with reticulated filaments and radiating tubes

  • Area with spheroids that have knobs and a few filaments by D. Northup

    Area with spheroids that have knobs and a few filaments

  • Ball of filaments among film covered crystals by M. Medina and D. Northup

    Ball of filaments among film covered crystals

  • Ball of smooth filaments, close view by M. Medina and D. Northup

    Ball of smooth filaments, close view

  • Beads on a string and filaments, on ordered rods by D. Northup

    Beads on a string and filaments, on ordered rods

  • Beads on a string emerging from film, with hairy filament by D. Northup

    Beads on a string emerging from film, with hairy filament

  • Beads on a string, filaments, and wooly aggregate by D. Northup

    Beads on a string, filaments, and wooly aggregate

  • Beads on a string next to tissue paper film by M. Medina

    Beads on a string next to tissue paper film

  • Beads on a string on a film by D. Northup

    Beads on a string on a film

  • Beads on a string on top of ordered rods by D. Northup

    Beads on a string on top of ordered rods

  • Beads on a string with wooly spheroids on film by D. Northup

    Beads on a string with wooly spheroids on film

  • Beads on a string wrapped around deposits by M. Medina

    Beads on a string wrapped around deposits

  • Bending filaments on crystal by M. Medina and M. Spilde

    Bending filaments on crystal

  • Branched filament by M. Spilde

    Branched filament

  • Branching smooth filaments that are part of large ball of filaments among crystals by M. Medina and D. Northup

    Branching smooth filaments that are part of large ball of filaments among crystals

  • Bridging filaments by M. Moya

    Bridging filaments

  • Bridging film and debris by M. Moya

    Bridging film and debris

  • Bridging film and filament overview by M. Moya

    Bridging film and filament overview

  • Bridging film and filaments by M. Moya

    Bridging film and filaments

  • Bridging film and filaments by M. Spilde

    Bridging film and filaments

  • Broken end of roots, with nodule by M. Spilde

    Broken end of roots, with nodule

  • BSE image of PH611-22.TIF by M. Spilde

    BSE image of PH611-22.TIF

  • BSE overview of bridging filaments by M. Moya

    BSE overview of bridging filaments

  • Closer view of cluster of hairy dimpled discs by M. Spilde

    Closer view of cluster of hairy dimpled discs

  • Closer view of cracked vanadium deposits by M. Medina and D. Northup

    Closer view of cracked vanadium deposits

  • Closer view of filament or film bridging debris by M. Moya

    Closer view of filament or film bridging debris

  • Closer view of filament support by M. Medina and D. Northup

    Closer view of filament support

  • Closer view of knobby dimpled spheroids by D. Northup and E. Davis

    Closer view of knobby dimpled spheroids

  • Closer view of large cluster of spheroids nestled in euhedral crystals by M. Medina and D. Northup

    Closer view of large cluster of spheroids nestled in euhedral crystals

  • Closer view of layer above the film, which appears to be composed of cocci by D. Northup

    Closer view of layer above the film, which appears to be composed of cocci

  • Closer view of segmented filaments and film by M. Spilde

    Closer view of segmented filaments and film

  • Closer view of segmented putative microbes by D. Northup and E. Davis

    Closer view of segmented putative microbes

  • Closer view of spheroids from HC125-16, which may be opal by D. Northup

    Closer view of spheroids from HC125-16, which may be opal

  • Closer view of striations or corrosion in GA7-10 by M. Spilde

    Closer view of striations or corrosion in GA7-10

  • Closer view of the gypsum area in image ARS-9-70 and of a crystal by M. Medina and D. Northup

    Closer view of the gypsum area in image ARS-9-70 and of a crystal

  • Closeup of a filaments with backscattered by D. Northup and M. Spilde

    Closeup of a filaments with backscattered

  • Close up of aggregate by M. Moya

    Close up of aggregate

  • Close up of aggregate from excrement track by M. Moya

    Close up of aggregate from excrement track

  • Close up of aggregate of rods by M. Moya

    Close up of aggregate of rods

  • Close up of aggregate with filaments by D. Northup

    Close up of aggregate with filaments

  • Close up of a hairy spheroid by M. Spilde

    Close up of a hairy spheroid

  • Close up of area in middle of GA7-07, showing possible studded spores, filaments, and mineral striations. by M. Spilde

    Close up of area in middle of GA7-07, showing possible studded spores, filaments, and mineral striations.

  • Close up of a smooth filament by D. Northup and M. Spilde

    Close up of a smooth filament

  • Close up of a tear in the film, showing mineral structure by M. Spilde

    Close up of a tear in the film, showing mineral structure

  • Close up of broken end of root with filaments by M. Spilde

    Close up of broken end of root with filaments

  • Close up of broken reticulated filament by M. Spilde

    Close up of broken reticulated filament

  • Close up of calcite needles by D. Northup and M. Spilde

    Close up of calcite needles

  • Close up of cracked film with spheroids by M. Moya

    Close up of cracked film with spheroids

  • Close up of debris by D. Northup and M. Spilde

    Close up of debris

  • Close up of debris from AC4-04.TIF by M. Spilde and D. Northup

    Close up of debris from AC4-04.TIF

  • Close up of different size filaments emerging from subherdral crystal covered in film by D. Northup

    Close up of different size filaments emerging from subherdral crystal covered in film

  • Closeup of emerging filaments by D. Northup

    Closeup of emerging filaments

  • Close up of felted filament mass by M. Spilde and D. Northup

    Close up of felted filament mass

  • Close up of filaments and broken edge of film just off the upper edge of GA7-02 by M. Spilde

    Close up of filaments and broken edge of film just off the upper edge of GA7-02

  • Close up of filaments bridging aggregation by M. Spilde

    Close up of filaments bridging aggregation

  • Close up of filaments bridging wooly aggregation by M. Spilde

    Close up of filaments bridging wooly aggregation

  • Close up of filaments emerging from subherdral crystals covered in film by D. Northup

    Close up of filaments emerging from subherdral crystals covered in film

  • Close up of filaments in root with smaller tangled filaments by M. Spilde

    Close up of filaments in root with smaller tangled filaments

  • Close up of filaments on roots by M. Spilde

    Close up of filaments on roots

  • Close up of filaments protruding from film, coming off of root by M. Spilde

    Close up of filaments protruding from film, coming off of root

  • Close up of filaments, showing some hollow,and polyps by D. Northup

    Close up of filaments, showing some hollow,and polyps

  • Close up of filament tangle with crystal by M. Spilde and D. Northup

    Close up of filament tangle with crystal

  • Close up of hairy dimpled spheroids by M. Spilde

    Close up of hairy dimpled spheroids

  • Close up of hairy filaments by M. Spilde

    Close up of hairy filaments

  • Close up of hairy filaments with spheroids by M. Spilde

    Close up of hairy filaments with spheroids

  • Close up of hairy spheroids in dense cluster by M. Spilde

    Close up of hairy spheroids in dense cluster

  • Close up of hairy spheroids on film with segmented filaments by M. Spilde

    Close up of hairy spheroids on film with segmented filaments

  • Close up of irregular spheres by D. Northup and M. Spilde

    Close up of irregular spheres

  • Close up of knobby dimpled spheroids in film by D. Northup and E. Davis

    Close up of knobby dimpled spheroids in film

  • Close up of large spheroids with small spheroids surrounding by D. Northup and E. Davis

    Close up of large spheroids with small spheroids surrounding

  • Close up of lopsided beads on a string on film by D. Northup and E. Davis

    Close up of lopsided beads on a string on film

  • Close up of lumpy irregular spheroids by D. Northup

    Close up of lumpy irregular spheroids

  • Close up of mat of rod shapes forming hexagon by M. Spilde and D. Northup

    Close up of mat of rod shapes forming hexagon

  • Close up of needle cluster by D. Northup

    Close up of needle cluster

  • Close up of pili on spheroids. by D. Northup and E. Davis

    Close up of pili on spheroids.

  • Close up of polyps by M. Spilde

    Close up of polyps

  • Close up of polyps among crystals of iron oxide by M. Spilde and D. Northup

    Close up of polyps among crystals of iron oxide

  • Close up of polyps emerging from film by D. Northup

    Close up of polyps emerging from film

  • Close up of rod aggregate by M. Moya

    Close up of rod aggregate

  • Close up of rods buried under film, with spheroids by D. Northup and E. Davis

    Close up of rods buried under film, with spheroids

  • Close up of roots showing bridging filaments by M. Spilde

    Close up of roots showing bridging filaments

  • Close up of segmented filaments by M. Spilde

    Close up of segmented filaments

  • Close up of single wooly aggregate by M. Spilde and D. Northup

    Close up of single wooly aggregate

 
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