John S. Mead | Euplotes Feeds @jsmead | Uploaded January 2020 | Updated October 2024, 13 minutes ago.
In this video the hypotrich ciliate Euplotes has just captured a smaller unidentified ciliate. The remainder of the video shows how it hold the prey in its oral groove and eventually ingests it before continuing to attempt to feed on other passing items.
In this video the hypotrich ciliate Euplotes has just captured a smaller unidentified ciliate. The remainder of the video shows how it hold the prey in its oral groove and eventually ingests it before continuing to attempt to feed on other passing items.