Ciliate for ID please 40X fresh water

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Ciliate for ID please 40X fresh water

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Rigid body, highly developed transverse cirri, AZM encircling entire body...some type of Euplotes, I think. I filmed a very similar creature, a while ago, and still haven't identified the species:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd2kdY_PO8k

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Thank you for your interest and your tentative identification.

John

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