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Ciliates inside the pulmonary cavity of Menetus cf. dilatatus |
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Ciliates dissected out of the pulmonary cavity |
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Ciliate undergoing extension |
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Videos of live ciliates |
Hochberg Laboratory for the Study of Microscopic Invertebrate Diversity
Ectosymbiotic ciliates on snail mantle tissue
We are conducting taxonomic and ecological research on this tiny ciliate, Scyphidia sp., which lives in the pulmonary cavity of Menetus dilatatus and other freshwater snails.
