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A counterstaining technique for use in sorting benthic samples 1
Author(s) -
Williams D. Dudley,
Williams N. E.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1974.19.1.0152
Subject(s) - benthic zone , sorting , rose bengal , stain , staining , environmental science , chemistry , biology , geology , oceanography , mathematics , organic chemistry , algorithm , genetics
Two staining techniques for use in benthic sample sorting are described. The primary stain, rose bengal or Lugol’s iodine, is counterstained with chlorazol black to provide a high color contrast between the animal and detritus fractions of such samples.