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cyst

Image of Podophrya fixa

Description:

Portrait of the stalked resting cyst of Podophrya fixa (MUELLER,1786) EHRENBERG, 1833, a suctorian ciliate. The thick brownish cyst wall has a variable (3-9) number of raised transverse rings. There is an apical aperture. The cell body is visible through the translucent cyst wall.

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William Bourland
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