Big thing with waving proboscis

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josh
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Big thing with waving proboscis

#1 Post by josh » Wed Oct 30, 2019 7:19 am

Can anybody tell me what this is? Thanks
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josh
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Re: Big thing with waving proboscis

#2 Post by josh » Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:55 pm

To answer my own question, I think it is some species of Dileptus.
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Bruce Taylor
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Re: Big thing with waving proboscis

#3 Post by Bruce Taylor » Thu Oct 31, 2019 5:15 pm

Its a dileptid (Dileptus, Rimaleptus, Pseudomonilicaryon, etc.). Identification to genus level would require a clear view of the macronucleus.
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