Colpidium colpoda ciliate.
Colpidium colpoda ciliate.
A habitual ciliate
Last edited by Francisco on Thu Dec 02, 2021 9:44 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Plagiopyla ciliate
Another fine ciliate you got me watching, Francisco!
Have you tried slowing them down with some carboxymethyl cellulose or similar?
Louise
Have you tried slowing them down with some carboxymethyl cellulose or similar?
Louise
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Very nice, Francisco!
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Re: Plagiopyla ciliate
Hello.LouiseScot wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:48 pmAnother fine ciliate you got me watching, Francisco!
Have you tried slowing them down with some carboxymethyl cellulose or similar?
Louise
Thanks for your comment.
I have not used products to slow down movement but I want to give it a try. Do they alter the "natural" shape of microorganisms?
Re: Plagiopyla ciliate
Thanks Javier and 75RR
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Re: Plagiopyla ciliate
I never have either! I don't think they affect morphology - they just thicken the medium. A bit like cooking! You can find references online. Also on YouTube e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vowfgDu8Fz4Francisco wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:48 amHello.LouiseScot wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:48 pmAnother fine ciliate you got me watching, Francisco!
Have you tried slowing them down with some carboxymethyl cellulose or similar?
Louise
Thanks for your comment.
I have not used products to slow down movement but I want to give it a try. Do they alter the "natural" shape of microorganisms?
Louise
A Nikon CF plan 20x; A Swift 380T; A DIY infinity corrected focus rail system with a 40x/0.65 Olympus Plan, a 10x/0.30 Amscope Plan Fluor, and a 20x/0.75 Nikon Plan Apo
Re: Plagiopyla ciliate
Thanks for the info.LouiseScot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:23 pmI never have either! I don't think they affect morphology - they just thicken the medium. A bit like cooking! You can find references online. Also on YouTube e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vowfgDu8Fz4Francisco wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:48 amHello.LouiseScot wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:48 pmAnother fine ciliate you got me watching, Francisco!
Have you tried slowing them down with some carboxymethyl cellulose or similar?
Louise
Thanks for your comment.
I have not used products to slow down movement but I want to give it a try. Do they alter the "natural" shape of microorganisms?
Louise
I have to try it
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Re: Plagiopyla ciliate
A very nice, clear video! I can see why you're thinking of Plagiopyla, but the angle and shape of the oral cleft, and the position of the contractile vacuole, mark this as a hymenostome, and most likely Colpidium colpoda. See page 48, here: http://www.wfoissner.at/data_prot/foiss ... _klein.pdf
Re: Plagiopyla ciliate
Thanks Bruce for the correct identification.Bruce Taylor wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:05 pmA very nice, clear video! I can see why you're thinking of Plagiopyla, but the angle and shape of the oral cleft, and the position of the contractile vacuole, mark this as a hymenostome, and most likely Colpidium colpoda. See page 48, here: http://www.wfoissner.at/data_prot/foiss ... _klein.pdf