in vivo
Description:
In vivo portrait of the colonial choanoflagellate, Desmarella moniliformis (Kent,1878). Ovoid cells are joined at lateral surfaces foming linear or slightly crescentic colonies.Cells have single anterior apical flagellum surronded by a collar of microvilli.Cells lack a pedicel.Collected near Boise, Idaho (43°38'21.10"N 116°11'10.78"W elev. 2908 ft.) from an ice-covered temporary puddle containing leaf litter and dead grass.November, 2005.DIC.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Choanoflagellata (choanoflagellates)
- Craspedida
- Salpingoecidae
- Desmarella
- Desmarella moniliformis
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