Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Ciliates – SAR-Alveolata (Ciliophora)

Observations on Eufolliculina uhligi

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Eufolliculina uhligi Mulisch & Patterson 1983

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: n.a.

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Sampling date 09/2022. Scale bars indicate 100 µm.

Four images. The specimen was grown on a slide suspended in water.

First:Optical cut through the lorica displaying the holdfast of the cell.
Second and third:Further optical cuts through the lorica displaying the beaded macronucleus of the cell.
Fourth:Complete lorica. Its irregular shape in some places is typical for the species.

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Place name: Hiddensee Bodden (Germany)
Latitude: 54.582633     Longitude: 13.115051

Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070WZ. Several DOF images.

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Five images. Some details in higher magnification.

First:Lorica neck and peristomal wings with buccal cavity. Scale bar indicates 25 µm.
Second:Lorica neck, wings are retracted. Scale bar indicates 25 µm.
Third:Peristomal wings of another specimen. Scale bar indicates 100 µm.
Fourth and fifth:a) Optical section through the lorica.
b) Complete representation of the neck of the lorica.

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Place name: Hiddensee Bodden (Germany)
Latitude: 54.582633     Longitude: 13.115051

Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070WZ. Several DOF images.

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