Ciliates
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P120 Acineria incurvata
Predatory ciliate which feeds on Rotifers (Philodina sp.). Forms resistant cysts
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P152 Blepharisma sp.
A remarkable pink coloured protist and probably the best example of all for showing typical ciliate morphology.The naturally stained pink ...
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P165 Bursaria truncatella
A very large predator up to 1mm, which has a voracious appetite for other ciliates, engulfing food prey like a ...
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W167 Carchesium sp.
Wild collected sample of colonial peritrichs.
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P169 Climacostomum virens
A prodigious spirotrich with an awesome appetite for planktonic algae and phytoflagellates.
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P174 Coleps hirtus
Gymnostome ciliate with ‘armoured’ pellicular plates.
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P177 Colpidium striatum
A small bactivorous ciliate and ideal food prey for Podophyra, Actinosphaerium, Amoeba, and other predatory protists.
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P180 Colpoda steinii
Small bactivorous soil ciliate which encysts
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P195 Cyclidium sp.
Tiny scuticociliate with long thigmotactic cilia.
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P220 Didinium nasutum
A voracious predator of Paramecium which it immobilises by discharging toxicysts which penetrate the pellicle. Dormant cysts are formed when ...
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P225 Dileptus anser
A large and unusual predatory haptorid which uses its long probing ‘trunk’ to capture smaller protists. The culture contains Colpidium ...
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W227 Epistylis sp.
100ml Wild collected sample of an epizoitic peritrich.
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P229 Euplotes daidaleos
A small green hypotrich containing symbiotic zoochlorellae.
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P231 Euplotes patella
A very appealing example of a typical hypotrich that exemplifies the diversity of form amongst the ciliates. Their characteristic cirri ...
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P233 Euplotes sp.
A Large hypotrich and common intertidal marine species.
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P242 Frontonia sp.
An algivorous sp., which feeds on diatoms. 50ml culture
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P245 Frontonia vernalis
Green coloured sp. containing zoochlorellae. 50ml culture
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P255 Halteria grandinella
Characteristic bactivorous ‘bouncing’ ciliate.
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P258 Holosticha sp.
Large flexible hypotrich, feeds mainly on diatoms.
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P270 Lacrymaria olor
An astonishing ‘swan-like’ ciliate with a mouth at the end of a flexible ‘neck’.The neck detects suitable protists to eat..The ...
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P285 Nassula sp.
Beautiful dark green ciliate which only eats filamentous ‘blue-green algae’, and after feasting forms golden cysts. Cultures arrive with adequate ...
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P295 Oxytricha sp.
Hypotrich with two macronuclei.
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P302 Paramecium aurelia
Smaller species with one macro & two micronuclei.
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P305 Paramecium bursaria
An excellent example of a symbiotic relationship with an algae. The green colouration of the ciliate is imparted by the ...
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P320 Paramecium caudatum
The 'slipper animalcule' named after the resemblance of its pellicle to the shape of a slipper. Probably the most popular ...
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P335 Podophyra (discophyra) collini
An exemplary carnivorous suctorian for demonstrating the characteristic tentacular feeding mechanisms.The effectiveness of the tentacles for capturing and ingesting the ...
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P341 Spathidium sp.
Predatory haptorid with peristomial trichites.
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P346 Spirostomum ambiguum
One of the largest ciliates, up to 4mm in length and preferring nearly anaerobic (polysaprobic) conditions where organic decay sustains ...
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P350 Spirostomum teres
A recommended species much better and larger than Paramecium for showing ciliary membranelles, the clearer endoplasm reveals a central macronucleus ...
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P365 Stentor coeruleus
The textbook 'Trumpet animalcule' a large bluish-green pigmented species with a visibly distinct lobular macronucleus. A prominent crown of membranelles ...
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P368 Stentor polymorphus
Beautiful 'green colouration' from symbiotic zoochlorellae.
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P370 Stentor roeseli
Graceful and slender non-pigmented species with lorica.
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P376 Strombidium sp.
Planktonic oligotrich which ingests bacteria and unicellular algae.
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P380 Stylonychia mytilus
A large and visibly interesting hypotrich, ideal for studying ciliary organelles, feeding and locomotion. Forms dormant viable cysts.
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P387 Tachysoma sp.
Large onnivorous hypotrich with dorsal bristles.
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P391 Telotrochidium henneguyi
Large free swimming stalkless peritrich..
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P395 Tetrahymena pyriformis
Small hymenostome ciliate.
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P400 Tillina magna
Curious bactivorous holotrich, forms cysts.
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P427 Urocentrum turbo
Ciliated girdle and dorsal tail for rapid spinning motility. 50ml culture
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P431 Uroleptus longicauda
Long algivorous hypotrich with 'tail'
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P434 Uronychia setigera
Estuarine sp. with compounf cirri.
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P440 Vorticella similis
The 'Bell animalcule' a good example of a stalked peritrich, the mature stage (zooid) is attached to the substratum by ...
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P275 Loxodes magnus
Large elongate, interstitial ciliate found in freshwater anoxic sediments. Predaceous on smaller protists. Cultures contain food prey and sediment to ...
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P260 Homalozoon vermiculare
A large predatory, ribbon like ciliate. Cells are quite flexible and have a row of conspicuous contractile vacuoles. Cultures may ...
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P250 Glaucoma sp.
Small vigorous,marine ciliate.
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P261 Keronopsis rubrum
A large fascinating, marine hypotrich, reddish-brown cells. Highly flexible and adheres strongly to the substrate. Feeds on diatoms.