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Stentor Coeruleus
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 9:22 pm
by Bschnitzer
Noobie here. This Stentor from a nearby pond showed an interesting behavior. What’s going on here? Thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjdtgJOE14c
Oly BH2-BHTU
Sony Nex 6 at trinocular port
10x DPlan.
Re: Stentor Coeruleus
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 9:44 pm
by Greg Howald
Your video isn't shared. When I click on it I get a message saying it is private.
Re: Stentor Coeruleus
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 9:47 pm
by Bschnitzer
My apologies. I’ll fix that.
Re: Stentor Coeruleus
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 4:12 am
by Bschnitzer
Closeup of one of the expelled spheres. I scanned Vance Tartar’s 1961 monograph for a clue. My hunch is these are parasitic ciliates that are being expelled. Correct me if I’m wrong.
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