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PL001 |
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Brine Shrimp |
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Brine shrimp are found in salt water ponds and lakes. |
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PL002 |
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Bursaria |
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The bursaria swims about swallowing other protozoa whole. |
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PL003 |
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Stentor |
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Stentor has a large mouth lined with cilia used for swimming. |
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PL004 |
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Vorticella |
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These vorticella seem to take turns springing up and down. |
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PL005 |
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Vorticella |
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This vorticella creates twin currents directing food into its mouth. |
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PL006 |
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Pelomyxa |
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Amoeba move by extending their cell membranes. |
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PL007 |
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Rotifer |
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The rotifer has a crown of cilia that resembles rotors. |
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PL008 |
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Seed Shrimp |
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Seed shrimp are protected in a carapace that resembles a seed. |
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PL009 |
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Spirostomum |
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A large group of spirostomum resembles writhing worms. |
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PL010 |
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Stentor |
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The trumpet-shaped stentor feeds by swaying back and forth. |
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PL011 |
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Volvox |
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Volvox, an alga, lives in colonies that resemble green spheres. |
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PL012 |
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Paramecia |
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Protozoa exchange cell materia in a process called conjugation. |
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PL013 |
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Cyclops |
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This one-eyed cyclops snatches a paramecium in mid-swim. |
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PL014 |
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Daphnia |
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This daphnia moves by flicking its antennae. |
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PL015 |
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Blepharisma |
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Many protozoa, like this blepharisma, reproduce through fission. |
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PL016 |
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Euplotes |
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Euplotes uses its beating cilia to direct bacteria into its mouth. |
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PL017 |
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Paramecium |
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Contractile vacuoles are used to control water intake. |
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PL018 |
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Didinia |
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Like sharks in a feeding frenzy, these didinia search for prey. |
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PL019 |
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Didinia |
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Didinia stick their paramecia prey with needle-like organelles. |
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