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Image of Didiniidae

Description:

Portrait of Monodinium. Haptorid ciliate with single circumferential ring of cilia anteriorly. Prominent proboscis with extrusomes. Contractile vacuole posterior. Swims very rapidly rotating on long axis. From freshwater pond near Boise, Idaho. Brightfield.

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William Bourland
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