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Oliver Skibbe; An improved quantitative protargol stain for ciliates and other planktonic protists. Arch.Hydrobiol. 130(3):339-347, 1994

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An improved quantitative protargol stain (QPS) is described. Records of entire protozooplankton communities can be obtained by a four hour procedure. Permanent slides prepared with this improved method can be examined using high resolution oil immersion lenses employing bright field, phase contrast or DIC. The numerical results of the improved QPS are comparable to settling chamber counts. Lugol fixed plankton samples may be treated by QPS as well.