Paramecium multimicronucleatum

Photo taken at 400x magnification.

Paramecia are widespread in freshwater. The move very quickly via cilia.

comments (10)

Ferdy Christant

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Whoa, Kingdom intro! And quite surely the highest magnification photo so far. Excellent! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks :). It's a learning process with my new scope. It's hard to get moving creatures in focus! I just added a video. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    So cool the way they negotiate their travel. Really unique content, well done! Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks! There's more to come... Posted 4 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Oh, I should mention that the movement in the video is slower than usual. I refrigerated the slide because they were moving so much faster and I couldn't get a decent photo or video otherwise. Posted 4 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Yay :) Posted 4 years ago

Barry

Lion

I remember these (not sure of the species) were one of the first Protists that I ever saw in a microscope - it was like discovering a whole new world! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Yes! I totally agree. It's fun to even just look at a drop of pond water under a microscope! It's amazing how much life is in a single drop. Posted 4 years ago