Licnophora macfarlandi (ciliate) from Woods Hole, Mass.

Description:

[taxonomy:binomial=Licnophora macfarlandi] Ciliates among debris and microinvertebrates from Eel Pond, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Summer 2009 The cell has a 'head' with active cilia used for feeding, connected via a stalk to a sucker-like base, which it uses to adhere to substrate. The base is capable of rotating and reorienting the cell. Imaging: Phase contrast