Ciliate ID help!

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arturoag75
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Ciliate ID help!

Post by arturoag75 »

Hi guys,
can you help me to identify thi ciliate!
many thanks
arturo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVjcZfg5 ... e=youtu.be

jc maccagno
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Id Ciliate

Post by jc maccagno »

Hello Arturo

Possible Aspidisca?

Best regards
John

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Post by arturoag75 »

many thanks John and Jacek!
best
arturo

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Post by Bruce Taylor »

Hi Arturo. I don't think it's Aspidisca (too many cirri!). :)

Was there just the one individual, or many of the type? Perhaps it is a recently-divided specimen of a hypotrich that is normally somewhat longer? Like this one, from my YouTube friend PondWaterWorld:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNTUk_aPsIs

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