Very big ciliate

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:29 pm

Very big ciliate, easily seen by naked eye, I don't know the id.

Protos · Post by **Protos** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:33 am

Are you sure that's a ciliate ?
Looks like a worm. or maybe a flatened swiming stentor (unlikely)

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:02 am

Wow just a giant organisms!
have you sizes?
arturo

Ichthyophthirius · Post by **Ichthyophthirius** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:21 am

Very impressive! How big was it, and in what habitat did you find it?

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:33 am

I'm not sure if it was a ciliate but our polish ciliate expert says it is Hymenostomatida, and more precisely: Ophryoglena but he is not sure.

abpho · Post by **abpho** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:40 am

Neat.

Protos · Post by **Protos** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:51 am

what is the estimated size ?

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:47 pm

Protos, I can not tell you precise dimensions /: