#vorticellae

[snezztheferret]

whirly little guy?? 400x

vorticellae and volvox(?)

[niqvassieart]

microscope life drawings - tardigrade and colony of Vorticella ciliates.

[ragsy]

Shrupdate

[trogoautoegocrat]

"Vorticella, of the Oligohymenophorea, known to break down organic matter and keep microbiomes balanced."

"Yes.. And if I am not mistaken, there has been research into these organisms as a bio-control agent. The results of such experiments have been... interesting. I may need to look into it myself."

[hyperfixation-floodgate]

Out of curiosity, I scooped a bunch of things from the local lake to look at under a microscope

Mmmmmm infused water delicious

Let's see what's in there!

Vorticella! (I think) Weird little round orange things? idk

Fresh water hydra?? The sun????

Water flea :)

Individual cells of the bladderwort I grabbed, and tiny vorticella again I think.

And! The actual things I really wanted to find! An ostracod, aka seed shrimp! The little oval shaped guy.

[Video id: microscope view of a bladderwort plant. A tiny, clear, seed-shaped organism zips around wildly before disappearing.]

I was going to add this to either my fish tank or snail jars to increase biodiversity but there are SO many water mites in there too, basically a million microscopic spiders, and I'm not sure if those would irritate my fish or snails. If anyone has advice on that, I'd love to know!

[folkloregirlfriend]

intellectual conversations on the group chat: vorticella looks just like a menstrual cup,,,, hahaha but don't use it it's a protozoa hahahahaha

[i-should-have-studied]

Reproduction in Protozoa

Asexual Reproduction: there are 5 ways a protozoan can undergo asexual reproduction: Binary Fission, Plasmotomy, Budding, Multiple Fission, and Plasmogamy.

Binary Fission: the division of one individual cell into two approx. equal parts. It's a type of mitosis where karyokinesis is always followed by cytokinesis. Ex: Amoeba

Plasmotomy: A special type of binary fission, it divides a multinucleate mother cell into two or more multinucleate daughter cells. Ex: Pelomyxa

Budding: Modified fission resulting in a small daughter bud attached to the mother cell. When the bud is broken off, it develops and grows into full size. When a parent produces one bud, it's called monotonic. When a parent produces numerous buds at once, it's called multiple budding. Ex: Vorticella

Multiple Fission: aka Sporulation, Nuclear division is not immediately followed by the division of cytoplasm. The nucleus undergoes a series of divisions till the body becomes multinucleate. After, the cytoplasm divides into the same number of parts as there are daughter nuclei, each surrounds a nucleus. Finally, the body divided simultaneously into numerous daughter cells. The number of daughter cells can vary. Ex: Plasmodium

Plasmogamy: Two or more individuals fuse their cytoplasm, but keep their nuclei distinct. They separate later, unchanged. This sometimes serves the purpose of digestion of large prey. Ex: Rhizopoda

Sexual Reproduction: There are two types of sexual reproduction: Syngamy and Conjugation.

Syngamy: Complete fusion of two sex cells/gametes, creates a zygote. The fusion nucleus of zygote is called synkaryon. Is of 4 subtypes: Hologamy, Isogamy, Anisogamy, Autogamy.

Hologamy: Mature protozoans behave like gametes and fuse together

Isogamy: fusing gametes are similar in size and shape

Anisogamy: fusing gametes differ morphologically and behaviorally.

Autogamy: fusing gametes ae derives from the same parents cell.

Conjugation: The temporary union of two individual conjugants. Usually at oral or buccal regions of their body. ex: Suctoria

Parthenogenesis: Gametes which fail at cross-fertilization (syngamy) develop parthenogenically. ex: Chlamydomonas

Regeneration: Most protozoans can regenerate lost parts.

[kamanori]

Vorticella sp. （動画）

[adelicateculturecell]

CC: "Do you ever look at a microbe doing something and think, "I wish I could do that?" I don't know... maybe you don't. Maybe you don't watch a vorticella casually grab food from a distance and think, "Wow, I wish I didn't have to get up to get a snack." And maybe you don't watch a single-celled eukaryote enter a protective cyst and think, "Huh, wouldn't it be neat if I could just chill out a bubble of my own making when things get touch?" And that's fine, it's good to be content with a human existence."

Journey to the Microcosmos- Can Algae Fuel Our Cars?

Images Originally Captured by Jam's Germs

Quote Voiced by Jam's Germs

[chameleocoonj]

I hope that when I wake up tomorrow you are finally real <3

🐛🦠🦐🌊🔬

[ragsy]

Climbing to perilous new heights

[youneedone2]

Vorticella by Waldo Nell

[leopardsealz-remaking]

after college my dad took me to a pier in the city bc theres a resident dolphin who comes every high tide to catch salmon n he was there today!!! saw him real good, could see him going after the fish!! also a common seal n a lot of sandwich terns :] had to leave tho bc it started pissing rain jgdshkhd

my biology lab was so fun too...we were looking at microscopic creatures (protoctistans specifically) under the microscope n it was SO COOL there were so many lil dudes just swimming around!! my fave thing was a lil creature called vorticella, i could see it creating a vortex to draw food in from the water n it made me emotional for some reason. vorticella my beloved ❤

[zoology-time]

Genus Vorticella (gif version)

[lindahall]

Christian Ehrenberg – Scientist of the Day

Christian Ehrenberg, a German microscopist, was born Apr. 19, 1795.  

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[sheishine]

ところで唐突ですが、大阪のranbuさんにガラス試験管(約15cm)入りツリガネムシ🧪がおります。最後の1点なので、気になる方がおられましたら @ranbushop までお問合せ下さいませ！ My vorticella in glass tube(6” long) is still available for purchase at @ranbushop. This is the last one. If you are interested, please contact the shop via Instagram Message. They ship overseas. Thanks! #plankton #hinemizushima #craft #art #handmade #specimen #vorticella https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxg-rTLl1Kf/?igshid=5sbo48tfsskd