Paramecium caudatum

Aren't they gorgeous!?

Paramecium caudatum are very common unicellular protists and can be found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. They feed on bacteria and small eukaryotic cells, such as yeast and algae.

*Whole mount slide; they were ~200-300 μm

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Wesley Goorachan

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Amazing microscope photo again Christine! Your photos of microscopic organisms always give me nostalgia of when I did biology in high school and always had to draw what I saw in the eyepiece. Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks Wesley! I homeschool my kids and have them draw pictures of the microorganisms too :). Posted 4 years ago

Barry

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Cool - I never thought that I would see Protists on here - good work! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! We have a growing collection of protozoans:
  https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/protozoa Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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This is SPECTACULAR! You totally made my morning! <3 Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks, glad it brought you some color <3. Posted 4 years ago

Barry

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These things move REALLY fast under the microscope - what did you use to slow them down for a photo? Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Yes, they do! I tried to get photos of live specimens on a wet mount slide, but they were so blurry. So, this is a photo of paramecium stained and fixed on a slide. Posted 4 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Fantastic, love this pioneering work! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks :) Posted 4 years ago

Patomarazul

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super nice! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! Posted 4 years ago

The Paramecium caudatum

''Paramecium caudatum'' is a species of unicellular protist in the phylum Ciliophora. They can reach 0.33 mm in length and are covered with minute hair-like organelles called cilia. The cilia are used in locomotion and feeding. The species is very common, and widespread in marine, brackish and freshwater environments.

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Similar species: Peniculida

Species identified by Christine Young