Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Ciliates – SAR-Alveolata (Ciliophora)

Observations on Trachelius ovum

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Trachelius ovum (Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg, 1838

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: Ophryocerca ovum Ehrenberg, 1831

Add’l Synonyms: n.a.

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Sampling date 05/2005.

Three images.

First:Overall view of the specimen.
Second:Focus is on the pellicula.
Thrid:Focus is deeper in the cell lumen.

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Place name: Pond Demühlen, rain storage reservoir in Kiel-Russee (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) 
Latitude: 54.304095     Longitude: 10.086073

Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070WZ.

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