Vorticella
Vorticella detached from stalk growing basal cilia
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gif. Mag 400X. Real time about five minutes.
Grabs debris with oral cilia, begins process of growing
basal cilia, convulses, loses oral cilia, stretches, swims away after
breaking holdfast.
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