ciliate ID

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Fri May 03, 2013 10:36 pm

I found it yesterday - big ciliate (flattened a bit too much here), when swimming it was moving like a drill.

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Fri May 03, 2013 10:41 pm

I do not know what but it looks beautifully

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Sat May 04, 2013 5:05 am

Nice! I can not help with the id, hope some member does help.

Rogelio

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Sat May 04, 2013 8:42 am

thanks (: let's wait for Bruce Taylor (:

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Sat May 04, 2013 9:04 am

It's a lovely image.

I wish I could say more. I find it hard to interpret the features of the mouth (especially important since, as you say, this guy is somewhat squashed). Seeing more images might help, if they show sections at different focal planes...at the moment, it's hard to say more than "ciliate."

Perhaps someone else will recognize this as an "old friend."

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Sat May 04, 2013 9:37 am

that's all I have /: (the same objective)

it was very qiuck, so I had to wait until lack of water slows it... it had a fat 'sausage' shape.

curt0909 · Post by **curt0909** » Sat May 04, 2013 11:27 am

Great photos.

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Sat May 04, 2013 12:25 pm

So...a long Hymenostome, with a contractile vacuole, on one side near the mouth, which is slightly oblique. It's hard to see the structure of the adorals. Glaucoma comes to mind...there are elongate species (G. sagitta, G. frontata). But no doubt there are other long Hymenostomatia that would be a better match (Deltopylum? Stegochilum? ).

I think that's the best I can do, since I can't really interpret the structure of the membranes around the mouth. I hope someone else knows more.

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Sun May 05, 2013 1:51 am

thanks (: that's not so important, maybe I find it once more, I will try to take better images.

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Mon May 06, 2013 12:54 am

Very nice subject