Ortholux Leitz APO 40x Periplan 10x imaged to Canon 5DII sensor.

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Thanks Ferry. I have no idea which end is the mouth.Ferry wrote:It's a ciliate. Look at the hairy mouth.
Thanks for your observations. I'm glad to hear it looks strange to someone besides myself.Bruce Taylor wrote:The big round thing does look like a vacuole, to me. I suspect the large size is a deformity, not a normal trait. I wish I could help with ID..I'm puzzled by the long setae. The overall appearance makes me think it might be Scuticociliate of some kind, but the mouth area (if that is, indeed, the mouth!) has more of a Haptorian look...