asexual reproduction of Tintinnids

Franz Neidl · Post by **Franz Neidl** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:17 am

Ciliates can have an asexual or a sexual reproduction. The asexual reproduction is made by binary fission. I show you the binary fission of a big tinitinnid (Favella?). The new ciliate has to construct his one "house" (lorica). Good luck!

Franz

5 pictures!

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:23 am

GREAT SEQUENCE!!!

curt0909 · Post by **curt0909** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:35 am

Very good. How long did this division take?

Jean-marc · Post by **Jean-marc** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:16 am

Excellent,

JM

Franz Neidl · Post by **Franz Neidl** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:18 am

hello Curt and Pau,

picture Nr. 1 is from the same sample but from an other ciliate from the same species. The sequence (in the strict sense) is starting with the picture number 2 and was about 10 minutes lasting. (In such situations generally I am not able to look on my watch but I have to "fight" with my microscope and the camera. Mybe the sequence starting with picture Nr. 2 was lasting more than 10 minutes or was not so long).

Franz

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:13 pm

Exquisite!