Here is a new ciliate for me ~200 Ums. I am not able to ID it so suggestions welcome.
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Ciliate
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Bruce Taylor
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Nice one. 
It is a condylostomatid (Condylostoma, Condylostomides, etc.). It very much resembles a ciliate W. Foissner found in a Costa Rican soil sample in the mid 90s, Condylostomides terricola. The body shape and arrangement of the macronucleus are similar. The fact that it was found in watered soil is important, since that would be a bit unusual for the better-known genus, Condylostoma.
It is a condylostomatid (Condylostoma, Condylostomides, etc.). It very much resembles a ciliate W. Foissner found in a Costa Rican soil sample in the mid 90s, Condylostomides terricola. The body shape and arrangement of the macronucleus are similar. The fact that it was found in watered soil is important, since that would be a bit unusual for the better-known genus, Condylostoma.- Condylostomides terricola from Foissner, 1995.jpg (40.99 KiB) Viewed 2710 times
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Re: Ciliate
Thanks for the ID. As I said, it was a new one for me.
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Bruce Taylor
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New to me, as well.JimT wrote:Thanks for the ID. As I said, it was a new one for me.
At first, I took it for a Condylostoma, but it seemed odd that you'd found it in a soil sample.
Re: Ciliate
Nice catch. Nice to have an ID for it.
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Re: Ciliate
Nice shot