Mesodinium rubrum, a photosynthetic ciliate
Description:
This ciliate is Mesodinium rubrum, a very common planktonic ciliate which usually relies on photosynthesis rather than eating phytoplankton. It contains chloroplasts from cryptophyte algae. It is about 30 microns long.
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- Intramacronucleata
- Litostomatea
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- Cyclotrichida
- Mesodiniidae
- Mesodinium
- Mesodinium rubrum
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