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by D0c
Tue May 25, 2021 4:42 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Flagellate from a moor - pressed out of moss
Replies: 7
Views: 2510

Re: Flagellate from a moor - pressed out of moss

Lovely image Bob, never had the pleasure of seeing one of these. I was on the moors the other day looking for whinchats and took a few samples of very peaty water so hopefully I'll find one.
by D0c
Sun May 09, 2021 5:07 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Critters in loricas help
Replies: 3
Views: 1669

Re: Critters in loricas help

The way I was looking at it was the critter was in the process of forming a lorica. I don't know how long it takes to make a home to live in.

I can see what you mean looking at the second video it does resemble a deformed stentor species.

Thanks.
by D0c
Sat May 08, 2021 10:53 am
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Critters in loricas help
Replies: 3
Views: 1669

Critters in loricas help

Two more critters that have me stumped. Video 1 shows I think a tintinnidium inside an unfinished lorica. 200X - https://www.flickr.com/photos/154534235@N07/51164418727/in/datetaken/ 400X - https://www.flickr.com/photos/154534235@N07/51164419647/in/datetaken/ Video 2 I'm not sure about as it was nea...
by D0c
Thu May 06, 2021 7:53 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Hypotrichia ID help
Replies: 2
Views: 1388

Re: Hypotrichia ID help

Very interesting reply it gives me some pointers to read up on. Thanks once again for all your in depth knowledge.
by D0c
Thu May 06, 2021 6:16 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Hypotrichia ID help
Replies: 2
Views: 1388

Hypotrichia ID help

A couple of hypotrichia that I need help with. After going through the images of hypotrichia species inside the Foissner and Berger book I think this might be a Histriculus vorax. The book states it appears broadly rounded and sometimes notched with caudal cirri the same length as the marginal cirri...
by D0c
Sun May 02, 2021 4:17 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Where do you find Stentors?
Replies: 6
Views: 2539

Re: Where do you find Stentors?

Since beginning this hobby four months ago I have found four species of stentor and they have all been found on dead leaves lying in the detritus at the bottom of ponds. I haven't found any correlation between sunny and shaded areas Check out my stentor videos at https://www.flickr.com/photos/154534...
by D0c
Fri Apr 30, 2021 6:00 am
Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
Topic: Substitutes for Hay Infusion?
Replies: 15
Views: 6694

Re: Substitutes for Hay Infusion?

I used straw on mine and it worked very well.
by D0c
Thu Apr 29, 2021 12:13 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Grammatophora oceanica
Replies: 10
Views: 3277

Re: Grammatophora oceanica

Impressive photography :D
by D0c
Wed Apr 28, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Actinosphaerium eichhornii
Replies: 1
Views: 849

Actinosphaerium eichhornii

While searching through one of my samples from a local pond I was shocked to find this heliozoan, it was pretty large I would say at least 500µm in diameter. I think it's a Actinosphaerium eichhornii. Video 1 (100X) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/154534235@N07/51144280566/in/datetaken/ Video 2 (200...
by D0c
Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:11 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things Seen on Mars
Replies: 13
Views: 5464

Re: Things Seen on Mars

With a larger telescope you can see six moons of Saturn, 4 moons of Jupiter, even see the moons of Neptune. And don't forget observing the red spot on Jupiter.
by D0c
Sun Apr 25, 2021 6:49 am
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Is this a nassula?
Replies: 4
Views: 1964

Re: Is this a nassula?

If it wasn't for Bruce I wouldn't have learnt as much as I have, as you say such an asset to this forum.

I'm so glad I found a Ophryoglena, what a great critter, I've scrutinized the second video and i can see the mouth at 0.44 seconds so I think this is what you mean.
by D0c
Sat Apr 24, 2021 2:40 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Is this a nassula?
Replies: 4
Views: 1964

Is this a nassula?

Need a little help on this one please. It was pretty large about 180µm cannot tell you where it was found as it's inside my specimen tank and it could be anywhere. It reminds me of a nassula omata I've seen them before but they were a lot more purple in colour then this one. I watched it for about 1...
by D0c
Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:08 am
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Stentor muelleri?
Replies: 2
Views: 1396

Re: Stentor muelleri?

I'm starting to get better now it was just a case of man flu.

Thanks Bruce for the ID
by D0c
Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:13 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: It’s here! Great success so far.
Replies: 14
Views: 3764

Re: It’s here! Great success so far.

I can feel your excitement and enthusiasm it's lovely. Hope you have loads of fun with your new hobby.
by D0c
Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:25 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Stentor muelleri?
Replies: 2
Views: 1396

Stentor muelleri?

As I'm not very well at the moment I decided to revisit some of my earlier observations and I came across this stentor, I think it maybe a Stentor muelleri. I think a moniliform macronucleus (bead like structure) is seen in various portions of the video, It appears colourless and I don't think there...
by D0c
Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:19 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Ophrydiidae?
Replies: 3
Views: 1625

Re: Ophrydiidae?

Thanks Bruce I got the information source from the following websites: https://www.nies.go.jp/chiiki1/protoz/morpho/ciliopho/gerda.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DYSQqSQwcI The ophrydiid in the video does look like mine and he calls it a Gerda. I have discovered there is so much incorrect info...
by D0c
Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:39 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Ophrydiidae?
Replies: 3
Views: 1625

Ophrydiidae?

I’ve spent the last few days trying to decide what genus these critters belong to, and I’m still struggling to be honest and need help. They were all from the same sample of pond water that contained decaying leaves. There were about 20 of them but they were all solitary, apart from the pair in the ...
by D0c
Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:41 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Trichodina pediculus
Replies: 4
Views: 1808

Re: Trichodina pediculus

Ok Bruce thanks for the confirmation and sound advice.
by D0c
Thu Apr 15, 2021 6:47 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Trichodina pediculus
Replies: 4
Views: 1808

Trichodina pediculus

Captured this wonderful ciliate in my sample yesterday. It looks like a Trichodina pediculus. While identifying this little critter I noticed it normally attaches itself to fish and hydras. It was from a lake at RSPB Langford Lowfields I have never seen fish there but the lakes are pretty big and at...
by D0c
Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:04 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Vaginicola tincta?
Replies: 1
Views: 975

Vaginicola tincta?

While searching through a sample I came across this wonderful Vaginicola species. I was gobsmacked by it's lorica, it has a brown tinge and looks like a honey pot with ridges in the lorica, simply amazing how this little ciliate can build this wonderful home. While looking through Alfred Kahl book o...
by D0c
Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Paramecium Bursaria
Replies: 8
Views: 2926

Re: Paramecium Bursaria

Simply amazing :D
by D0c
Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:45 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Bursaria truncatella
Replies: 3
Views: 1332

Re: Bursaria truncatella

Thanks Bruce.

I have bought a new eyepiece and connected it to my phone so I now have higher magnification hence the videos are a little more detailed.

Because of the better videos can you tell which one it is T.truncatum or T. pituitosum
by D0c
Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:37 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Bursaria truncatella
Replies: 3
Views: 1332

Bursaria truncatella

I'm hoping this is a Bursaria truncatella that I found lurking in one of my samples from a canal near to where I live. There was quite a few of them in the sample. It has a large scoop mouth and i was hoping one of them would eat something but it never happened. Video 1 (x300) - https://www.flickr.c...
by D0c
Fri Apr 09, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Suctoria ID help
Replies: 0
Views: 918

Suctoria ID help

I have a video of a suctorian I've seen today and really need a little help to make up my mind. Is it a tokophrya. I see a very robust short stalk and the spines only appear to be on the top of the cell where podophrya are all over the cell. Very small and could only find this single specimen. Video...
by D0c
Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:54 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Licmophora abbreviata
Replies: 9
Views: 2889

Re: Licmophora abbreviata

Very impressive indeed.
by D0c
Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:11 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Stentor ???
Replies: 4
Views: 2153

Re: Stentor ???

Thanks Crusty as you say the photos are amazing and the website is packed full of information.
by D0c
Wed Apr 07, 2021 5:57 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Another strange one I need an ID on.
Replies: 3
Views: 1838

Re: Another strange one I need an ID on.

I did consider Homalozoon vermiculare but all the images I've seen have a large black mass in the anterior region. my specimen didn't have this and appeared fatter then the samples I've looked at. I have have just read that H. vermiculare carries some toxicysts at his front, which are fired on the p...
by D0c
Wed Apr 07, 2021 1:14 pm
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Another strange one I need an ID on.
Replies: 3
Views: 1838

Another strange one I need an ID on.

Another strange one I have found and cannot find anything that looks similar. It's about 150µm in length and was the only one I found. Critter was found in the same sample as I found the trachelophyllid the other day so a mixture of soil/moss/pond water Video 1 (200X) - https://www.flickr.com/photos...
by D0c
Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:47 am
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Mysteries from the duckpond
Replies: 5
Views: 2531

Re: Mysteries from the duckpond

No sorry I have had another look at the tardigrade and it's not I think it's a rotifer it has a dorsal antenna the problem is for some reason I cannot enlarge the video so it's pretty small on my monitor.
by D0c
Wed Apr 07, 2021 6:38 am
Forum: Identification help
Topic: Mysteries from the duckpond
Replies: 5
Views: 2531

Re: Mysteries from the duckpond

1. A ciliate called Spirostomum
2. Tardigrade
3. Don't know
4. A ciliate from the Chilodonellidae family
5. Don't know