Stentor ciliate protozoan. Differential interference contrast (DIC) light micrograph of a Stentor polymorphus ciliate protozoan preparing to eat algae (green,upper right). 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: x143 when printed at 10 centimetres wide | |
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