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The unbearable lightness of a tintinnid lorica. The ciliate cell is the brown cup-shaped body in the top third. This specimen is from the waters off Rapa Nui in the South West Pacific. The lorica is about 400 microns long.
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Specimen from the Bay of Villefranche (43°41’10’’ N, 7°19’00’’ E) in Oct 2010, Lugol's-fixed.
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Metacylis mediterranea: Lugol's-fixed specimen collected June 28 2010 from the Bay Villefranche (43°41’10’’ N, 7°19’00’’ E).
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Helicostomella subulata specimen from Scripps Canyon area (Southern California) in July 2009.
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This is a tintinnid ciliate found commonly in coastal waters of Europe and elsewhere. It is a plankton ciliate. The shell or lorica which contains the ciliate cell is about 150 microns long
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Specimen from the Bay of Villefranche (43°41’10’’ N, 7°19’00’’ E).
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Specimen from Sète, France.
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