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May 15, 2013
07:54

Curt B

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Also from my 5 day old hay infusion, with a 40X objective. Photo-on-2013-05-13-at-11.31-PM.jpg

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May 15, 2013
10:59

microgreen

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Hello Curt

Welcome to the forum.

I'm not sure,but it could be a Rotifera sp. possibly Brachionus.

What your other image is of ? - I've no idea ! Perhaps some more images may be helpful.Someone else on the forum may be able to ID this for you.

Tony

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August 6, 2013
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Hi, Curt and all…that is a sweet image capture of a mobile/dispersal stage of a ciliate protozoan ( a peritrich ciliate).

As often encountered..the adult form is attached by a stalk (often a contractile stalk)…attached to some surface in this protozoans environment. If conditions are right..the stalk is 'detached'..and this 'teletroach mobile form' swims about in search of new location to again growth a stalk attached to substrate. all the best, charlie guevara

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