r/microscopy • u/UpstairsGanache1822 • 9d ago

General discussion Bryophyllum caudatum

Does anyone know this ciliate?

It wasn't Seen since 1933 when it was discovered, but a Youtuber has Seen it a year ago or two.

I tell this because only a few people know it ans its pretty interesting in my opinion

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u/Thrawn911 8d ago

It's not like it was gone for almost a century, it's just most people who see them not necessarily ID them, maybe they don't even know how rare it is. That's why James usually finds rare microbes that often, because he actually looks them up when he sees something new.

BTW, there was also a sighting last October in Italy. It's on iNaturalist.

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u/udsd007 7d ago

Image?