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tiny glass house
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 2:44 pm
by Sjeiti
Found this tiny little one in a jar that had been sitting in the sun too long.
It looks a bit like a very tiny stentor sitting in its own tiny glass jar.
https://vimeo.com/709793638
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Re: tiny glass house
Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 10:46 pm
by Greg Howald
It's a good photo. Thanks for sharing.
Re: tiny glass house
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:15 am
by WesPau
The glass jar structure is a lorica. I am not sure on the ID, maybe thecacineta?
Re: tiny glass house
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:38 am
by macnmotion
Very cool video -- nicely lit
Re: tiny glass house
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:40 pm
by WesPau
My previous identification was incorrect, it actually just appears to be a single stocked vaginicola.
Re: tiny glass house
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:10 pm
by Bruce Taylor
Yes, it is in the family Vaginicolidae, and is probably in genus Vaginicola. We don't see a stalk or valve on the lorica, or an operculum (a lid-like attachment) on the cell, but magnification is low so any of these structures could be hidden from view.