Stentor polymorphus, phase contrast

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Uploaded by on Jan 5, 2008

This a video of the common ciliate Stentor polymorphus. It is done with the phase contrast technique, that reveals the cilia best. Please have a look at my homepage for more:
http://www.dr-ralf-wagner.de


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  • Is it photosynthetic?

  • @zaaz369

    Yes, the green cells are symbiontic green algae that do photosythesis.

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  • I grew this wierd crap in a 2 liter soda bottle first i cleaned the bottle out with soap then filled it up with tap water and stirred in some icing color (yellow) too make fake pee bottle :D but about 2 months after it had been sitting in my shelf this wierd white blob that float and is clear-ish was in there what is it?

  • these are freaky

  • Hi,

    i find it fantastic!!!

    art

  • AWESOME!! I love Stentor!!

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