This video shows the giant ciliate Bursaria. This guy is so big I had to use a 6.3x Neofluar objective and darkfield (using the Ph3 phase annulus) to fit it into a the field of the camera. You can see the huge buccal cavity of this ciliate, which was large enough to allow this Bursaria to ingest a multicellular organism, a rotifer! Always a treat to see this magnificent ciliate!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mReem84eZ7Q
The giant ciliate Bursaria
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Very cool, I love those Bursarias. The Rotifer looks so tiny in comparison!
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Re: The giant ciliate Bursaria
Wow
Great Work
Where was that thing?
Great Work
Where was that thing?
Re: The giant ciliate Bursaria
Javier and DrPhoxinus: Thanks for your kind comments
DrPhoxinus: The sample in which I found this guy was from my favorite collecting spot; a small pond near a larger lake. I have found all kinds of interesting protists (including the giant amoeba Chaos) and algae. I always get excited to make collections there and see what I find.
DrPhoxinus: The sample in which I found this guy was from my favorite collecting spot; a small pond near a larger lake. I have found all kinds of interesting protists (including the giant amoeba Chaos) and algae. I always get excited to make collections there and see what I find.
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Re: The giant ciliate Bursaria
How big is it? Naked eye visible?
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Hi Don, this ciliate is 1-2 mm so you can see it with the naked eye