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Strobilibidium foraging behavior

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Strobilibidium is basically a stationary feeder. It lacks a stalk but keeps a fixed position by attaching itself to other particles. When necessary, such as being disturbed by other organisms, it moves to another location to resume feeding. We can see its transparent vacuole contracting periodicalloy.

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(2015.12.01)

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