Curious and strange, for me, ciliate with "tail".
I do not know the correct identification of this ciliate and I thank you for your correct identification.
The quality of the video is very poor but, I think, we can get an idea of the morphology
Video:
https://youtu.be/V-INNfyqqZs
Ciliate for ID. Thanks. Possible Trochilia
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Ciliate for ID. Thanks. Possible Trochilia
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Nice. It is certainly a cyrtophorian ciliate, and might be a dysteriid (Trochilia, Orthotrochilia, Dysteria, etc.). However, if the "podite" (that tail-like structure) is dorsal (hard to tell, at this magnification) it could also be a chlamydodontid (e.g. Chilodonella acuta).
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