Campanella Goldfuss 1820

Brightfield portrait of Campanella umbellaria, a large,colonial, sessile peritrich ciliate. Cell bodies are contractile with finely annulated surface. Branching stalks, lacking myonemes, are non-contractile. Collected in October 2002 from freshwater farm pond near Boise,

Described by Ehrenberg under the name Epistylis grandis.

Described by Ehrenberg under the name Epistylis grandis.

Described by Ehrenberg under the name Epistylis grandis.

Originally described by Ehrenberg under the name Epistylis flavicans