Ichthyophthirius sp.   Gallery • Collage • Glossary • Microscopes • Books • Links • About 


 • Taxonomy (NCBI)

   Superkingdom    Eukaryota
      ---    Alveolata
         ---    Ciliophora
            Class    Oligohymenophorea
               Order    Hymenostomatida
                  ---    Ophryoglenina
                     Genus    Ichthyophthirius

 • Length: 1000 mm

 • Description:

    Ichthyophthirius is a very large, ovoid ciliate. It is a parasitic protozoan in fish, causing the 'ick' diesease.

Well, I'm not 100% sure if this is really the Ichthyophthirius. It is supposed to have a horseshoe-shaped nucleus well visible in the brightfield, although I can't observe it in my photographs.

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