Live animal - under side of shell - oblique view - highly enlarged

Description:

Longitude (deg): -2.7. Latitude (deg): 51.1. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 50' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 10' N. Vice county name: North Somerset. Vice county no.: 6. Country: England. Stage: Living animal. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "in grassy, duckweed-covered roadside ditch". Other taxa shown: "The pale spots near the centre of the shell are peritrichous ciliates, probably Vorticella". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS400D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.