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Ciliate with green chloroplasts

Species name: Paramecium bursaria

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This ciliate is deep green because chloroplasts are densely packed inside its body. These chloroplasts are continually moving along the inner cell wall.The whole body is covered with short cilia. The top of the body is flat and slightly angled.

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(2015.12.01)

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