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Mesodinium rubrum, a photosynthetic ciliate Description: This ciliate is Mesodinium rubrum, a very common planktonic ciliate which usually relies on photosynthesis rather than eating phytoplankton. It contains chloroplasts from cryptophyte algae. It is about 30 microns long. Author: Dolan, John JPG file - 207.38 kB - 553 x 553 pixels [more] added on 2006-02-09 - 1327 views WoRMS Taxa on this image: Mesodinium rubrum (Lohmann, 1908)
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