Stentor polymorphus colony on Ramshorn snail shells

Michelle Flemming, an avid observer of her garden pond, came along with Mike Snoswell with a question about the nature of green fronds growing on their snail shells. Under the stereomicroscope, we identified them as the ciliate Stentor polymorphus. The colony hitching a ride on its host.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Stentor
• Stentor polymorphus
• Ramshorn snail
• ciliate
• colony
• sessile

[nephthysuk]

Thanks for the id, I would never have worked out what they were on my own.