Light micrograph of a branching colony of Zoothamnium sp.,a freshwater,ciliate protozoan of the order Peritricha. The colony is sessile and contains many single-celled individuals,each with a bell-shaped 'head' and a retractable stalk which anchors it to its neighbours. In species of this genus all of the stalk muscles are bound together and the stalks are contracted in unison. Magnification unknown | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Patterson, Dr. David J. |
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