Description This is a specimen of a vorticelid ciliate. Usually found living in colonies of cell which resemble bushes or trees of cells. Often the colonies are attached to copepods. It feeds on bacteria and is about %) microns long- here in a contracted state.Author Dolan, JohnJPG file - 265.13 kB - 416 x 644 pixelsadded on 2006-02-091 480 views
MARPLAN: European integration of marine microplankton research is a Responsive Mode Project undertaken within the MarBEF EU Network of Excellence, funded under the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Union
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