contracted
Description:
Group portrait of the gregarious but non-colonial peritrich ciliate, Pseudovorticella monilata (Tatem, 1870) Foissner and Sciffmann, 1975, all in contracted state (anterior apical view). Stalks are not visible here. The prominent pellicular blebs consist of paraglycogen, a carbohydrate storage product. From freshwater pond near Boise, Idaho. Differential interference contrast.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Alveolata (alveolates)
- Ciliophora (ciliates)
- Intramacronucleata
- Oligohymenophorea
- Peritrichia
- Sessilida
- Vorticellidae
- Pseudovorticella
- Pseudovorticella monilata
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