Polarised light micrograph of Paramecium bursaria ciliate protozoans. They share a symbiotic relationship with the small green algae zoochlorella. The

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Polarised light micrograph of Paramecium bursaria ciliate protozoans. They share a symbiotic relationship with the small green algae zoochlorella. The zoochlorella photosynthesise inside the protozoan, providing it with sugars and oxygen, while deriving protection from their host Magnification: x330 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 3615px × 2420px
Photo credit: © MAREK MIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, aquatic, background, biological, biology, blue, bursaria, ciliate, clila, fauna, fresh-water, invertebrate, life, light, microbiological, microbiology, micrograph, microorganism, microscope, microscopy, nature, paramecium, polarised, pond, protist, protozoan, single-celled, unicellular, water, wildlife, zoological, zoology