A ciliate protozoa at 400x

Dr. Diana Lipscomb of the Department of Biological Sciences at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., captured this 400x photograph of Sonderia sp. -- a ciliate protozoa that feeds on various algae, diatoms, and cyanobacteria.

The image was awarded 13th place in the 2012 Nikon International Small World Photomicrography Competition.

October 25, 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Photo by: Dr. Diana Lipscomb

| Caption by: James Martin

 

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