Instrument: Hemocytometer

Instrument Short Name: Hemocytometer
Instrument Description:

A hemocytometer is a small glass chamber, resembling a thick microscope slide, used for determining the number of cells per unit volume of a suspension. Originally used for performing blood cell counts, a hemocytometer can be used to count a variety of cell types in the laboratory. Also spelled as "haemocytometer". Description from:
http://hlsweb.dmu.ac.uk/ahs/elearning/RITA/Haem1/Haem1.html.

PI supplied instrument name: Sedgwick-Rafter Cell S50
Dataset-specific description

Diatom cell abundance was monitored daily by counting cells in a Sedgwick-Rafter Cell S50 (SPI Supplies, West Chester, PA, USA) using an inverted Axiovert 200 microscope (Zeiss, Jena, Germany).