A loricate peritrich

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A loricate peritrich

#1 Post by lukem321 » Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:17 pm

Hi everyone,
Here is an image of what I think is either Platycola or Lagenophrys. I did not see any valve system at the aperture, so it does not appear to be Lagenophrys. The ciliate was attached to a fine piece of seaweed, making it somewhat difficult to observe. After a few failed attempts, I was finally able to view it with my 100x objective without it retreating into its lorica. :)


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Re: A loricate peritrich

#2 Post by vasselle » Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:56 pm

Bonjour.
Très belle observation.
Le dessin est superbe.
Cordialement seb
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Re: A loricate peritrich

#3 Post by Crater Eddie » Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:38 pm

Great photo, and excellent drawing!
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Re: A loricate peritrich

#4 Post by gekko » Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:58 pm

I agree with all the comments above! Thank you.
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Re: A loricate peritrich

#5 Post by JimT » Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:54 am

Ditto all the above. Difficult find and the photo and drawing really brings it all together. I think maybe a Platycola but that is just a guess based on web images.
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Re: A loricate peritrich

#6 Post by 75RR » Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:47 am

Nice find! Did you video it as well?
Last but not least, are you using pastels for the drawing?
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Re: A loricate peritrich

#7 Post by molehill » Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:09 am

Nice work! I really mean that.
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Re: A loricate peritrich

#8 Post by gekko » Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:45 pm

molehill wrote:Nice work! I really mean that.
Luke is our resident scientific artist (worth looking at his other posts too).
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Re: A loricate peritrich

#9 Post by lukem321 » Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:53 pm

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the comments!
75RR: I do not have a video, but I agree that this organism did warrant one. :) I do all of my drawings on a Samsung Galaxy note tablet
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