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Vorticella spec. This sessile peritrich ciliate uses a contractile stalk for fixation on the substratum. Under unfavourable conditions a basal ciliary corona is formed and specimen detaches from stalk.
Collected from littoral region (reed belt by Phragmites) of a rain storage reservoir in Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). Images were taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.
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Place name: Pond Demühlen, rain storage reservoir in Kiel-Russee (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Latitude: 54.304095 Longitude: 10.086073
Dieser sessile, peritriche Ciliat verwendet einen kontraktilen Stiel für die Anhaftung an das Substrat. Unter ungünstigen Bedingungen wird ein basaler Cilienkranz gebildet, die Zelle löst sich von Stengel.
Aus der von Schilf bewachsenen Uferzone eines Regenrückhaltebeckens in Kiel. Mikrotechnik: Zeiss Universal, Kamera: Olympus C7070.
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