APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Unicellular folliculinid ciliophoran on the bivalve, Heteranomia squamula, 29.08.15.
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Folliculinidae
Unicellular folliculinid ciliophoran
- on Heteranomia squamula 1

Folliculinidae
Unicellular folliculinid ciliophoran
- on Heteranomia squamula 2

Folliculinidae
Unicellular folliculinid ciliophoran
- on Heteranomia squamula 3

Folliculinidae
Unicellular folliculinid ciliophoran
- on Heteranomia squamula 4

Specimen above found on the bivalve Prickly saddle oyster, Heteranomia squamula, which was found in debris knocked off an old crab pot that had been trawled up by a fishing boat. Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 29.08.15.

The species involved here was found on looking at samples under the microscope, it can barely be seen with the naked eye. Sessile ciliates may also be found on bryozoans, worms, worm tubes, sea squirts, etc..

Unicellular folliculinid ciliophoran Folliculinopsis Sessile ciliate Folliculinidae bivalve Prickly saddle oyster, Heteranomia squamula Falmouth Marina Ciliophora images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.