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Description:
Halteria (halt-ear-ee-a) an oligotrich ciliate found in fresh-water habitats, with an anterior zone of membranelles which is emphasized in this image. Uses equatorial cirri to move with a bounding motion. Consumes bacteria, small algae and small detrital particles. Differential interference contrast.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Alveolata (alveolates)
- Ciliophora (ciliates)
- Intramacronucleata
- Spirotrichea
- Stichotrichia
- Sporadotrichida
- Halteriidae
- Halteria
- Halteria grandinella (jumping oligotrich)
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- Michele Bahr and David Patterson
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