Just a few ciliates that have turned up in water samples over the last couple of months. My IDs are very tentative, so any help with them would be much appreciated.
#1. Loxodes sp. - not common in these samples; flattened body; relatively slow-moving
#2. Dileptus sp. - hard to photograph because the front end thrashes about constantly; one of three similar species in the samples
#3. I don't have an ID for this one. I've only encountered it once.
#4. Spirostomum sp. - anterior ends of two individuals; common; can be >1mm long; there appear to be brown and silver morphs in the same sample; sometimes occur in huge numbers; seem to be more active nocturnally
Equipment: Nikon 80i microscope and D850 camera, DIC, high-speed flash
Cheers, David
Some slender ciliates
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Great shots! The level of detail is just amazing.
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Super super nice!!