Cililates (Ciliophora)

The following reports (please click on one of the small images below) deal, among other protists, with ciliates from different aquatic regions.

Ciliates in the Hiddensee Bodden — Ciliates in
the Hiddensee
Bodden
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Suctorians in the Hiddensee Bodden — Suctorians in
the Hiddensee
Bodden
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under construction

Vorticella in the Hiddensee Bodden — Vorticella in
the Hiddensee
Bodden

Folliculinids in the Hiddensee Bodden — Folliculinids in
the Hiddensee
Bodden
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under construction

The Suctoria and their Feeding Tentacles

Suctoria are a special group of ciliates that do not have cilia in their vegetative phase. Instead of mouth openings, they have tentacles that they use to hold onto prey, but also to suck them out. The article sheds light on the question of whether it is actually a suction process.

The Tentacles of the Suctorians
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Coleps hirtus in an Aquarium

Coleps hirtus is a small ciliate that feeds on bacteria, small algae, flagellates, other ciliates and rotifers, but also feeds on animal and plant corpses. This article explains that an overpopulation of these small scavengers in an aquarium can be unpleasant for the fish living in it.

Coleps hirtus in an Aquarium

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Protoperidinium divergens — Protoperidinium
divergens

Protoperidinium depressum — Protoperidinium
depressum

Bicosoeca lacustris — Bicosoeca
lacustris

Noctiluca scintillans — Noctiluca
scintillans

Salpingoeca ampulloides — Salpingoeca
ampulloides

Salpingoeca clarkii — Salpingoeca
clarkii

Ciliophrys infusionum — Ciliophrys
infusionum

Pseudodendromonas vlkii — Pseudodendromonas
vlkii

Salpingoeca desaedeleeri — Salpingoeca
desaedeleeri

Protoperidinium pellucidum — Protoperidinium
pellucidum

Diplosigopsis siderotheca — Diplosigopsis
siderotheca

Salpingoeca frequentissima — Salpingoeca
frequentissima

Mastigamoeba aspera — Mastigamoeba
aspera

Salpingoeca ruttneri — Salpingoeca
ruttneri

Goniomonas truncata — Goniomonas
truncata

Lagenoeca globulosa — Lagenoeca
globulosa

Salpingoeca urceolata — Salpingoeca
urceolata

Salpingoeca vaginicola — Salpingoeca
vaginicola

Menoidium pellucidum — Menoidium
pellucidum

Salpingoeca buetschlii — Salpingoeca
buetschlii

Peranema trichophorum — Peranema
trichophorum

Salpingoeca fusiformis — Salpingoeca
fusiformis

Salpingoeca helianthica — Salpingoeca
helianthica

Heteronema mutabile — Heteronema
mutabile

Salpingoeca ringens — Salpingoeca
ringens

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