This is a marine diatom rich in eicosapentanoic acid(an omega 3 fatty acid), other polyunsaturated fatty acids and fucoxanthin. Cultivation is a promising method to produce sizeable amounts of these beneficial compounds. The first image is a stacked NIC image taken with an Olympus S-Plan 40X objective using Helicon Focus software, and then using the autolevels command in photoshop. The second image is also NIC taken with an olympus 100X S-plan Apo oil immersion objective with oiled condenser, multiple stacked images, and processed with autocontrast and autolevels in photoshop. Finally, the bottom image is a video 3D reconstruction using Helicon Focus' saving as 3D video function.
