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Phase contrast image of some cells around a piece of debris, cells from ATCC strain 50343. ATCC data on
this organism. This picture was taken by J. Cole and D. Patterson Image copyright: J. Cole and D. Patterson, image used under license.
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Percolomonas cosmopolitus
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| Description of Percolomonas cosmopolitus: Obovate cell, 6-10microns long, with a ventral groove arising subapically and extending half the length of the cell. Four flagella insert subapically: one approximately twice the length of the cell, extending behind the cell, used for adhesion to substratum: three shorter flagella lie within the groove and are used to creat a current of water from which suspended particles are extracted. Nucleus anterior, with globular nucleolus. |
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