Stichotrichia

[taxonomy:genus=Halteria] Halteria is a ciliate with a 'crown' of membranelles (an adoral zone of membranelles, AZM) on one end of the cell, and spine-like structures radiating from the equatorial region of the cell. In this video, a Halteria cell has oriented itself head-on upon the slide or coverslip surface and so its rotational motion is evident. At one point, it orients obliquely, and because it is anchored by something to the surface, it spins around in a circle. From a sample that has been kept for >1 week. Originally collected from pond, NUS botany garden.

[taxonomy:genus=Halteria] Darting behavior of Halteria, an oligotrich ciliate. The darting characterizes this genus.

[taxonomy:genus=Stylonychia] Date: 9 Sep 2011, originally collected mid-Aug Location: Freshwater fish pond in concrete tank, outside Life Science Lab 7. Walls were covered in filamentous cyanobacteria, and the bottom with fish waste. Water was mostly clear. Pipetted sample from floc at bottom of tube which has settled after > two weeks Microscope: Bright-field with closed condenser aperture. Camera: Nikon D7000 Collector: Brandon Seah Scale: 20830 pixels/mm = 20.8 pixels/µm (40x)