We have already filmed the ciliate Urotricha.
Found in a bottle of fresh water,
rotating between algae Elodea,
Is small, about 30um (0.03mm) long,
Its body is covered with cilia (small "hairs" that serve to swim)
A more long cilium was born in its rear end.
Its "mouth" ends in modified cilia similar to "hooks".
It has many vacuolas (similar to bubbles) in its body
It is very rapid and very difficult to film
Music: guitarist Victor Gomez
Oblique polarized light with 100X phase contrast objective
Analog Camera Sony DXC990
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksFi8OxVq0U
Regards
carlos
Urotricha the furry ciliated
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