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Dictyocysta mitra Haeckel, 1873 & what it ate
Description The image on the left is transmitted light showing the cell inside the lorica or shell- and on the right an image with epifluorescence showing the cell macronucleus (green), an ingested chlorophyll-containing algal cell (red) and two Synechococcus cyanobacteria cells (yellow-orange).
Author Dolan, John
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Original Width: 730 pixels
Original Height: 370 pixels
Orientation: 1: Horizontal (normal)
added on 2010-12-12796 viewsWoRMS taxa Dictyocysta mitra Haeckel, 1873checked Dolan, John 2016-03-11
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