Heliozoa " feeding community""

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:00 am

Hi,
i add some shots of Heliozoa in a kind of "feeding community" (is it correct?), formed to hunt larger prey..
ob. 25x - 40x DIC and flash
best
arturo

Ferry · Post by **Ferry** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:28 am

Hi Arturo,

It is a little difficult to see what they are really doing, it seems feeding together, but they don't make one large foodvacuole. In any case it is Actinophrys sol and your photos are stunning!

Ferry

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:52 am

Amazing. I have read about this and seen one picture of it. I think they are doing more than feeding though.

It looks like three individual cells have joined cell walls but have kept individual nuclei. A multi celled animal, but not. That must be handy.

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:55 am

Arturo,

Nice set!

Rogelio

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:50 pm

Ferry, Mitch, Rogelio
many thanks

arturo