Cothurnia imberbis

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 2:00 am

Two different species in a single house?
Why, anyone know?

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 5:27 am

This is a jawel...super job

Bernd · Post by **Bernd** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 8:42 am

Dear Jacek,

your pictures shows Thuricola folliculata. This ciliate is easy to identify, because he lives in a lorica which can be closed with a flap (very clearly visible in the DIC images in the upper third of the lorica, pressing against the ciliate´s body) when the ciliate contracts.
It is not two species in a single lorica. What actually is pictured is one Thuricola folliculata specimen (the big one with the green symbiontic algae inside) plus about three of his so-called microconjugants. These will leave the lorica to swim to another Thuricola folliculata to undergo sexual reproduction (conjugation).

Greetings
Bernd

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:52 am

Thank you very much. This is Thuricola folliculata

piermicro · Post by **piermicro** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:51 am

very nice .

Sumguy01 · Post by **Sumguy01** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:13 pm

Great pics and very interesting.
Thanks for sharing.
Keep up the great work.

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:17 pm

Jacek, a real beauty all the photos! and a great moment that you've captured
Bernd, thank you for sharing that interesting information

billporter1456 · Post by **billporter1456** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:26 am

Terrific images, Jacek! Thanks for sharing. And thanks to bernd for the very interesting information he provided.

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 1:53 am

Thanks

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Sat Jun 14, 2014 4:08 pm

Really great shots!

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:58 am

Very good quality images !

Marek

_Michal_ · Post by **_Michal_** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:48 am

Great

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:21 pm

Thanks