Whole blood smears from known diploid and triploid Grass Carp

Whole blood smears from known diploid (A, C, E) and triploid (B, D, F) Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) were stained with Diff Quik and imaged with a cell phone attached to a field microscope (A and B) or an Olympus microscope connected to a digital camera (C-F).  Polystyrene standard beads can be noted.  Total magnification was 600x with the field scope (diploid [A] and triploid [B]). Diploid blood at 400x (C) and 600x (E) show cells and nuclei of generally different size and shape than the triploids at those same magnifications (D and F).