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Description:

Holosticha (whole-o-stike-a) (tentative identification) is a hypotrich ciliate in which the cirri are distributed in rows on the ventral surface. It is one of a large number of stichotrichine genera, and the genera can only be properly distinguished by careful mapping of the the distribution of the cirri - an exercise which requires special preparation of the cell. This species with endosymbiotic algae. Phase contrast.