parasitised tintinnid or "Be careful, you can become what you eat"
Description:
The image shows 3 specimens of Eutintinnus fraknoii; 'normal, 'cytoplasm consumed by a parasite' and a lorica or shell full of newly formed parasites. All 3 specimens are from a sample taken at 50 meters depth at a station off the coast of Chile.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Alveolata (alveolates)
- Ciliophora (ciliates)
- Intramacronucleata
- Spirotrichea
- Choreotrichia
- Tintinnida (Tintinnid)
- Tintinnidae
- Eutintinnus
- Eutintinnus fraknoii
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- Dolan, John [email]
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