. The biology of the Protozoa. Protozoa; Protozoa. 178 BIOLOGY OF THE PROTOZOA radiate out from the body in the surrounding water as in Actinobolvs radians or in Suctoria, until a victim comes in contact with one or more of the outstretched processes (Fig. 81, p. 154); in the same way axopodia of the HeHozoa capture chance organisms which serve as food (Fig. 88). w V -i i V. k -. ;^ * N 'â â '. !' ; . '^->.-. - s Fig. 87.âAllogromia oviforme, foianiiniferon with chitinous monothalamous shell and reticiilose pseudopodia. (D) a recently captured diatom; (S) chitinous shell. (From Calkins afte


. The biology of the Protozoa. Protozoa; Protozoa. 178 BIOLOGY OF THE PROTOZOA radiate out from the body in the surrounding water as in Actinobolvs radians or in Suctoria, until a victim comes in contact with one or more of the outstretched processes (Fig. 81, p. 154); in the same way axopodia of the HeHozoa capture chance organisms which serve as food (Fig. 88). w V -i i V. k -. ;^ * N 'â â '. !' ; . '^->.-. - s Fig. 87.âAllogromia oviforme, foianiiniferon with chitinous monothalamous shell and reticiilose pseudopodia. (D) a recently captured diatom; (S) chitinous shell. (From Calkins after M. Schultze.) The most interesting of these holozoic types are the predatory forms which hunt their prey and capture them, while in full motion. The small, but powerful ciliate, Didinium nasutnm belongs in this group. It darts here and there with an eccentric movement. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan), b. 1869. Philadelphia, New York, Lea & Febiger


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