Week 4

Here is a video of Litonotus sp. that I found in my microaquarium. There were several of these little guys. This one appeared slightly different than the others because it had recently eaten, and you can see its meal in its stomach. Another interesting thing to notice is the vacuole that opens and closes.

Here is a pretty good picture of the Litonotus sp. featured in the video above. You can see that there are several cilia along its long neck. In this image its vacuole is open.

Patterson, D.J. 2003. Free-living freshwater protozoa: a colour guide. Washington, DC: ASM Press. 132-133 p.