Paramecium bursaria protozoan, differential interference contrast light micrograph. This ciliate protozoan inhabits freshwater, where it feeds mainly
Paramecium bursaria protozoan, differential interference contrast light micrograph. This ciliate protozoan inhabits freshwater, where it feeds mainly on bacteria. It moves by beating its cilia, hair-like extensions that cover its body. The small green bodies inside the protozoan are individual Zoochlorella sp. algae, which have a symbiotic relationship with the protozoan. They photosynthesise inside the Paramecium, providing it with sugars and oxygen, while deriving protection from their host. Magnification: x343 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.
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Photo credit: © FRANK FOX/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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