It's too big to swallow. (Dileptus)

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It's too big to swallow. (Dileptus)

#1 Post by sinabro » Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:09 pm

60x objective. 8x speed up


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Re: It's too big to swallow. (Dileptus)

#2 Post by janvangastel » Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:13 pm

Very interesting video. Never seen that before.

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#3 Post by sinabro » Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:28 pm

Thanks jan.

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#4 Post by SilverWolf » Sun Feb 28, 2021 6:38 pm

Great capture, really interesting to see.
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#5 Post by Bruce Taylor » Sun Feb 28, 2021 8:57 pm

Ambitious ciliate! :D It seems to have large macronuclear nodules, so this could be another dileptid, such as Rimaleptus, Dimacrocaryon, etc.

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#6 Post by Javier » Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:27 pm

Nice catch!

Which 60x objective are you using?

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Re: It's too big to swallow. (Dileptus)

#7 Post by sinabro » Mon Mar 01, 2021 11:22 pm

Javier wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:27 pm
Nice catch!

Which 60x objective are you using?
Nikon cfn planapo 60x 1.4
Thanks all.

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#8 Post by 75RR » Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:22 pm

Agree! Nice catch!
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