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Freia ampulla. This image is from Ernst Haeckel's 'Kunstforme der Natur' , written at the turn of the 19th century. The digital images have been made available through the virtual library of Kurt Stueber, from where high resolution Image copyright: image used under license to MBL (micro*scope).
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Freia ampulla
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Kunstforme der Natur by Ernst Haeckel
| Description of Freia ampulla: Folliculinid ciliate, lorica sea-green, when young more transparent, more or less ovate or flask-shaped, attached laterally when the neck bent upwards. Neck short in young individuals, but becoming much prolonged with age and usually ornamented with either horizontal or spirally ascending annulations or with longitudinal flutings. Margin of aperture even, circular. Organisms similar in colour to the lorica. Peristomial wings are of unequal lengths, tend to narrow, and are from three to six times as long as broad. Length of body of lorica 66-400 microns, neck of lorica varying in length from 25-100% the length of the body portion. |
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