Colpidium -> Climacostomum it seems

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pjoris
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Colpidium -> Climacostomum it seems

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While looking for desmids I found this one gobbling up the algae before I could id them :P . I presume a Colpidium, but quite a big one (145 micrometer, Colpidium colpoda perhaps ?). A nice chance to try my new splan apo 40x with sensor filling shots. Joris

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Nice pictures!

It is a Climacostomum.
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Yes, Climacostomum looks to be correct. Algae are then symbionts and not prey ... Joris
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pjoris wrote:Yes, Climacostomum looks to be correct. Algae are then symbionts and not prey ... Joris
Yes! They can be very green, or entirely transparent. This one is in between. :)
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