| Astylozoon cf fallax: Astylozoon is a genus of peritrich ciliates with no scopula, but with two stiff bristles instead (arrowheads). At a first glance this ciliate may be confused with a swarmer of other peritrich ciliates, but there is no second ciliar girdle. |
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| Astylozoon cf fallax: the arrowheads point to the optical transects of the sausage-like macronucleus. |
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| Astylozoon cf fallax: focus plane on the pellicular striation. |
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| Astylozoon cf fallax: contracted specimen. |
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| Location: Hattingen Oberstüter, Dach |
| Habitat: moss |
| Date: 21.01.2018 |
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| Identification by courtesy of Martin Kreutz, Konstanz |
