Blepharisma protozoan. Differential interference contrast micrograph of a Blepharisma japonicum protozoan. These ciliate protozoa move by beating thei

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Blepharisma protozoan. Differential interference contrast micrograph of a Blepharisma japonicum protozoan. These ciliate protozoa move by beating their cilia, hair-like extensions that cover their bodies. Magnification: x229 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 5125px × 3417px
Photo credit: © FRANK FOX/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 1, animal, animals, biological, biology, blepharisma, cilia, ciliate, ciliates, cilium, contrast, dic, differential, endosymbiont, fauna, food, freshwater, interference, internal, invertebrate, invertebrates, japonicum, light, lm, micro-organism, micro-organisms, microbiological, microbiology, micrograph, microorganism, microorganisms, microscope, nature, photosynthetic, protozoa, protozoan, protozoans, single, single-celled, unicellular, vacuole, vacuoles, zoological, zoology