Conjugating pair of the tintinnid Salpingella decurtata

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Conjugating pair of the tintinnid Salpingella decurtata

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Ciliate protists 'conjugate' to recombine genetic material. This pair of tintinnids was caught in the act in a sample from the NW Medit. Sea and preserved with lugol's fixative.

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John Dolan

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Registered: September 2000
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Date: October 15, 2007
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Filesize: 22.5kb, 837.6kb
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Keywords: plankton protist ciliate microzooplankton sexual reproduction

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