Remanella (rem-ann-ell-a) is karyorelictid ciliate - so called because they have macronuclei which do not divide - and this is thought to be an ancestral trait. Remanella is common in marine sediments or associated with detritus, especially in areas with little oxygen. With a hook-shaped anterior end and a line of Muellers bodies along the convex dorsal side of the body. The Muellers bodies are globular inorganic deposits (usually pink or orange in colour) and are organelles which provide information on the orientation of the body. Phase contrast.
Remanella (re-man-ell-a) a karyorelict ciliate found in marine sediments, seems to prefer slightly anoxic zones. With the mouth located at the base of a hooked anterior end, dorsal side of body with granules in vesicles acting to determine the direction of gravitational pull. This species has an elongate body, Phase contrast micrograph.