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Waiting and hunting

Species name: Pleuronema marinum

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Lurking behind some particles, this ciliate (which may be Pleuronema) is waiting for food. The transparent membrane extending from the side of the body captures small flagellates. Some of these flagellates are carried into the food vacuole, but others manage to get free.

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(2015.12.01)

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