Stylonychia


Stylonychia, freshwater protists that feed on smaller organisms. In this photograph, two stylonychia are conjugating, a process by which protists fuse together to exchange genetic material without producing offspring.


Size: 3748px × 2536px
Photo credit: © Eric Grave / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: cilia, cirri, conjugate, conjugates, conjugating, conjugation, fresh, freshwater, hypotrichida, microorganism, microorganisms, protist, protista, protists, protoctista, stylonychia, water