Siphomonas, flagellate of uncertain affinities. Rate. Cells occur singly in this branching mucous colony. Cells observed but did not hang around long enough to be photographed. From Lake Donghu, China. Phase contrast micrograph.
Siphomonas, a colonial flagellate. The cells are housed at the end of a tube of mucus, but many tubes join together to form a branching colony with a shape that is a bit like a tree. Each cell has two flagella.