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| Title | portrait |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ |
| Rating | 4 |
| Vetted | Trusted |
| Original URL | http://starcentral.mbl.edu/msr/rawdata/viewable/loxophyllum_epw.jpg |
| author | David Patterson, Linda Amaral Zettler and Virginia Edgcomb |
| provider | micro*scope |
| Description | Loxophyllum (locks-o-file-um) is one of several genera of flat gliding predatory ciliates. It glides along the substrate, exploring detritus with the anterior convex margin - which is where the mouth is located. There are rod-shaped extrusomes lying just under the cell membrane and in some species in prominences along the margins of the cell - not well developed in this cell. The extrusomes can be discharged to kill potential prey - usually other ciliates. Phase contrast. |
