Ciliate - Frontonia(?)

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Ciliate - Frontonia(?)

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Showing typical body deformation and details of pellicle/kineties:
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Next two images showing oral region and trichocysts:
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Finally, more detail of pellicle:
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Microscope: Zeiss Standard
Ocular: Olympus P7
Objective: Leitz 40/0.7 NPL Fluotar ICT
Substage: Leitz 0.9 NA ICT
Flash: Vivitar 283
Camera: Canon EOS 500D
Sample from Warnham LNR (entrance pond), W. Sussex, UK, Sep 2009
Graham

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