Bizarre ciliate: Ancystropodium maupasi

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:39 am

Hello
A strange ciliated rare.
I have seen little information on this ciliate.
http://youtu.be/SKYu5v5M_ew
Francisco

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:44 pm

Maravilloso!!!!

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:12 am

Superb!

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:59 am

Interesting! If it is Ancystropodium (a rare freshwater oxytrichid...for more info., see Berger, Monograph of the Oxytrichidae, 778-81), this might be the first record of one in estuarine waters.

However, I can't detect the three prominent stiff caudal cirri that this ciliate should possess. Perhaps, consider that might be another "tailed" hypotrich, such as Psammomitra?

http://pinkava.asu.edu/starcentral/micr ... geid=22629

http://pinkava.asu.edu/starcentral/micr ... geid=22628

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:10 am

Thanks for your comments
Bruce, unfortunately I could not film the ciliated higher magnification and definition to observe more details.
Francisco

Protos · Post by **Protos** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:23 am

Excellent ! I would love to stain that one.
Francisco you are talented to find rare guys like this one.

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:37 am

Nice video and rare specimen!

Rogelio

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:27 am

Thanks Protos - Rogelio