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Description:
Portrait of Platycola. This peritrich ciliate resides in a simple non-valved lorica with a curved neck. The lorica adheres to the substrate along its length. Most often two individuals per lorica. From freshwater pond with abundant filamentous algae near Boise, Idaho. Oblique illumination.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Alveolata (alveolates)
- Ciliophora (ciliates)
- Intramacronucleata
- Oligohymenophorea
- Peritrichia
- Sessilida
- Vaginicolidae
- Platycola
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- William Bourland
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