Stentor protozoan. Polarised light micrograph of a Stentor sp. freshwater ciliate protozoan (large) attached to filamentous algae (long, bottom). This freshwater protozoan feeds mainly on bacteria. It moves by beating its cilia, hair-like extensions that cover its body. The small green bodies inside the protozoan are individual Zoochlorella sp. algae, which have a symbiotic relationship with the protozoan. They photosynthesise inside the Stentor, providing it with sugars and oxygen, while deriving protection from their host. Magnification: x200, when printed at 10 centimetres wide. | |
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