Very Small Ciliates

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Very Small Ciliates

#1 Post by DonSchaeffer » Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:49 pm

In my leaf biome, I've been seeing these very small organisms. They move about deflected by Brownian motion, but they look like ciliates.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NopPpbalt4M
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Re: Very Small Ciliates

#2 Post by janvangastel » Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:24 pm

Hi Don, I saw your video and to me these small creatures look more like flagellates. Sometimes a flagella is visible.
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Re: Very Small Ciliates

#3 Post by DonSchaeffer » Thu Oct 01, 2020 12:39 am

Thanks Jan
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