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| Vasicola ciliata Tatem, 1869 |
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| Vasicola ciliata; a protostomatid ciliate which isi living in a thin lorica. This specimen was was found without this lorica. This ciliate is conspicouos because of the colored food vacuoles filled with Rhodobacteria. Visible is the macronucleus (Ma). The arrowheads mark some structures which may be symbiotic bacteria which are reported to live in this species.(1) |
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| Vasicola ciliata; focus plane on the cortex(1) |
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| Collection of sample courtesy of Uli Drabiniok |
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| Location: Nature reserve NSG Heiliges Meer, NRW, Germany, "Fischteich" (location 17) (1); |
| Habitat: anoxic detritus, together with Brachonella contorta, Lagynus elegans, Metopus laminarius and Stentor mulltiformis (1); |
| Date: 18.11.2021 (1) |
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