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A flagellate'method of locomotion

Species name: Anisonema

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In this scene of many particles and various sizes of microbes, we can see a relatively large flagellate using an interesting method to get around. It attaches its long, trailing flagellum to an anchor (like a particle or container surface) from which it launches itself forward, pulls back, and propels itself in another direction.

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(2016.12.15)

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