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Paramecium aurelia

From the collection Ciliates from Ehrenberg -- 1838

Description of Paramecium aurelia: Ovoid or elongate in shape, both the anterior and posterior are rounded, 80-170 microns long. The oral groove is wide for most of its length. There is an ovoid macronucleus and two micronuclei pressed against the sides of the macronucleus. There are two contractile vacuoles with radial collecting canals.

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Paramecium aurelia in other collections

Paramecium aurelia, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Paramecium aurelia, from Microbes of Mono Lake	Paramecium aurelia, from Protsville	Paramecium aurelia, from Protsville	Paramecium aurelia, from Images from Schewiakoff, 1896
Paramecium aurelia, from Katz laboratory, cultures and isolates	Paramecium aurelia, from Katz laboratory, cultures and isolates	Paramecium aurelia, from Mr Remsens barrel	Paramecium aurelia, from Mr Remsens barrel

micro*scope - version 6.0 - March, 2006
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