Hypotrichia Vulpinarius

[Jerradin]

Here we see the ciliate Hypotrichia Vulpinarius under the slide. They're a large ciliate, so the cover slip causes a little distortion, but the basic anatomy is recognizable.

https://twitter.com/hourlyfoxes/status/ ... 7889364992

Note the black-tipped adoral zone of membranelles and the large, puffy caudal cirrus, indicative of the order. With further studies into this species complex, we will hopefully uncover further species worthy of research.

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[Jerradin]

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Not sure why. It's a link to a tweet. Here's the image directly. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ehm-1C_WoAA ... ame=medium

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that be a fox

[Jerradin]

that be a fox

Please bear in mind that this is a cryptic species complex, and we don't have all the data yet. Also, as you can see, there is a lot of cellular distortion from the cover slip in this particular image. It might be a fox, but species-level identification of this subgroup is difficult.

[Bruce Taylor]

Good one.

[KD Arvidsson]

He he very funny i must look in my sample if i can see one of this creature Lake or sea //KD

[Mraster2]

I think Hypotrichia vulpinarius (John Peel 1869) was later assigned Hypotrichia vulpio (Seeleye Span 1989) aka sly or crafty fox.