Tuesday, 13 February 2024

A flatworm (Platyhelminthes) plus a stylonichia separation

 Today I found a new flatworm in the “pond” taken from the La Salle river last fall. I was looking for a dividing ciliate to video record when I ran into this fellow. 



 

I finally got a video of the tail end of the separation of a Stylonichia species. The whole process takes about 15 to 20 minutes (very rough estimate) and I caught the last few seconds in this video.

https://youtu.be/Hkjnh2QUHOE?feature=shared

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