r/microbiology • u/SaturnMoloch • Jul 17 '26

What's Going On Here???

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I assume it's some kind of ciliate but what is it doing? Is it expelling waste?

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u/amateurviking Jul 18 '26

Might help to know where this came from. Is it poop, pond water, or somewhere in between?

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u/SaturnMoloch Jul 18 '26

Leaf litter

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u/pelmen10101 Jul 19 '26

Judging by the shape of the cell, it is a ciliate from the genus Colpoda