A water sample from the local pond revealed this ciliate.
Magnification is 400x
I tracked it all the way to the end of its life and would like to post a complete video on YouTube, but I don't know what this ciliate is called.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9CvBG82Ihs
Ciliate - Who am I?
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Re: Ciliate - Who am I?
Nice video - though other than "ciliated protozoan," I'm not much help.
Here are a couple of wonderful resources for ciliates:
http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/Protist_menuE.html
https://www.micrographia.com/specbiol/p ... li0100.htm
Here are a couple of wonderful resources for ciliates:
http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/Protist_menuE.html
https://www.micrographia.com/specbiol/p ... li0100.htm
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Re: Ciliate - Who am I?
The mouth (cytostome) is visible (lateral, in the anterior of the cell), but we don't see much. This is probably a hymenostome, and Glaucoma is likely. However, reliable identification would begin with a clearer view of oral structures.