These strange creatures showed up in a shore sample from a small lake nearby. They are both new to me, and I don't have IDs for either one.
[Nikon D850 camera and 80i microscope with high-speed flash. DIC.]
1. Flattened body. Fairly active gliding movement, but not speedy. Obviously lies to eat diatoms. Maybe something like Loxodes?
2. No idea about the ID. Doesn't look friendly.
Two unusual ciliates
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Re: Two unusual ciliates
Nice images, again!
The first one seems a dividing cell, and certaily it has a Loxodes look
The first one seems a dividing cell, and certaily it has a Loxodes look
Pau