Other times we have filmed Halteria.
It is a ciliate.
Measured around 15um (0. 015mm) long
It looks like a spinning top.
It has membranes in its mouth and long cirri at its waist.
We found it by turning and jumping in fresh water among algae elodea.
To jump like it, you should jump 50 times your height ... under the water!!
Polarized oblique light, objective 40X
Sony DXC990 analogic camera
Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAlU6ty_Ug
Regards
carlos
The ciliate Halteria jumping
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