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Loxophyllum meleagris
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Gymnostomatea
Order: Pleurostomatida
Family: Loxophyllidae
Genus: Loxophyllum
Species: L.meleagris
Loxophyllum meleagris is a large, predatory ciliate that is part of the genus Loxophyllum. It is a common species that can be found in many places, including on floating coverslips.
Characteristics
It has a moniliform macronucleus
It has toxicyst warts on the right side
It has extrusomes that form a broad seam on the ventral side
It has a mouth opening that is only visible during phagocytosis
It is continuously ciliated on the right side
It has rows of short bristles on the left side
It is very thin and photogenic due to its strong lateral flattening
Loxophyllum meleagris
Phylum: Ciliophora
Class: Gymnostomatea
Order: Pleurostomatida
Family: Loxophyllidae
Genus: Loxophyllum
Species: L.meleagris
Loxophyllum meleagris is a large, predatory ciliate that is part of the genus Loxophyllum. It is a common species that can be found in many places, including on floating coverslips.
Characteristics
It has a moniliform macronucleus
It has toxicyst warts on the right side
It has extrusomes that form a broad seam on the ventral side
It has a mouth opening that is only visible during phagocytosis
It is continuously ciliated on the right side
It has rows of short bristles on the left side
It is very thin and photogenic due to its strong lateral flattening