Media 000624606: Mouthparts
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Type Volumetric Image Series
Modality Confocal Image Stacking
Media represents biological specimen
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GENERAL DETAILS Field Definitions

Media ID
000624606
Media type
Volumetric Image Series
Object element or part
Mouthparts
Object represented
Object taxonomy
Palaeocharinus sp.
Side
--
Orientation
Lateral
Short description
Mouthparts
Full description
Prosoma: Overlapping chelicerae (paturon and fang); epistome; epipharyngeal sclerite; labrum; labium; filtration apparatus (pre-oral cavity, mouth, pharynx); palpal coxa; sternite.
Creator
Emma Long
Date created
November 06, 2022
Date uploaded
April 30, 2024

FILE OBJECT DETAILS Field Definitions

File name
NHMUK_PI_P_31521_b_2.zip
File format(s)
ZIP archive, TIFF
File size
2.81 GB
Image width
1434
Image height
1895
Color space
BlackIsZero
Color depth
16
Compression
Uncompressed
Series type
Reconstructed image stack
X pixel spacing
0.620000
Y pixel spacing
0.620000
Z pixel spacing
0.250000
Pixel spacing units
Um
Slice thickness
--
Number of images in set
613

IMAGE ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING AT A GLANCE Field Definitions

Number of parent media
0
Number of processing events
1 (0 steps)
Modality
Confocal Image Stacking
Device
Nikon A1-Si Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (CLSM), NHMUK Imaging and Analysis Centre (The Natural History Museum, London)

OWNERSHIP AND PERMISSIONS Field Definitions

Data managed by
Data uploaded by
Publication status
Open Download
Download reviewer
IP holder
NHM London
Morphosource use agreement type
Standard
Permits commercial use
Commercial Use Not Permitted
Permits 3D use
3D Printing Limited
Required archival of published derivatives
On MorphoSource
Funding attribution
NERC GW4+ DTP
Publisher
--
Cite as
Long, E.J., Edgecombe, G.D., Clark, B., Hatch, C., Ball, A.D., Ma, X. (2024). Mouthpart morphology and feeding structures in the palaeocharinid trigonotarbids of the Rhynie Chert: Insights from comparisons to modern arachnids. Palaeontology.
Media preview mode
Interactive/Embeddable
Additional usage agreement
None

IDENTIFIERS AND EXTERNAL LINKS Field Definitions

MorphoSource ARK
MorphoSource DOI
External identifier
--
External media URL
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IMAGE ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING IN DETAIL

STEP 1: IMAGE ACQUISITION

Physical object NHMUK:PI P31521 b (2) was imaged to create undeposited raw media.

IMAGING DETAILS Field Definitions

Modality
Confocal Image Stacking
Device facility
NHMUK Imaging and Analysis Centre (The Natural History Museum, London)
Creator
Emma Long
Event date
November 06, 2022
Software
Nikon NIS-Elements
Description
Objective lens: Plan Fluor 40x Oil DIC H N2; Wavelength: 638.0 nm; Digital zoom: X1; XY pixel dimensions: 0.62 pixels/µm; Z step-size: 0.25 µm; No. Z steps: 613; XY tile scan size: 512 x 512 pixels; Scan depth: 153.00 µm; Confocal pinhole: 30.7 µm; Line averaging: 4X; Pixel dwell time: 11.9 µs; XY scan area: 3 x 4 tiles; XY tile overlap: 10%.
Description attachment
None
Reference attachment
None

STEP 2: IMAGE PROCESSING

Raw media (undeposited) was processed to create derived Media 000624606: Mouthparts [CTImageSeries] [Confocal] (this media).

Processing Details Field Definitions

Creator
Emma Long
Event date
November 06, 2022
Software
Nikon NIS-Elements
Description
--
Description attachment
None

Media produced by this event on MorphoSource

Media 000624606: Mouthparts [CTImageSeries] [Confocal] (this media)