COMMON NAME:  Ciliate, Vorticella Kingdom / Phylum: Animalia / Ciliophora Class / Subclass: Oligohymenophorea / Peritrichia Order / Suborder: Sessilida Family / Subfamily: Vorticellidae Genus / Species: Vorticella Date: 09/27/2009 Location: Patagonia, Santa Cruz Co., AZ Magnification: 10x objective, brightfield / darkfield
Vorticella tethered to clump of algae from Patagonia-Sonoita Creek

COMMON NAME:  Ciliate, Vorticella Kingdom / Phylum: Animalia / Ciliophora Class / Subclass: Oligohymenophorea / Peritrichia Order / Suborder: Sessilida Family / Subfamily: Vorticellidae Genus / Species: Vorticella Date: 09/27/2009 Location: Patagonia, Santa Cruz Co., AZ Magnification: 40x objective
Vorticella

COMMON NAME:  Dileptus Kingdom / Phylum: Protista / Ciliphora Class / Subclass: Ciliatea / Rhabdophorina (?Holotrichia) Order / Suborder: Haptorida Family / Subfamily: Trachelidae Genus / Species: Dileptus sp. Date: 07/18/2009 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ Magnification: 10x objective
From shoreline of lake. head is at top left.

COMMON NAME:  Protist, Actinopod Kingdom / Phylum: Protista / ? Class / Subclass: . Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: . Date: 2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 40x objective
From rainwater ditch.

COMMON NAME:  Protist, Actinopod Kingdom / Phylum: Protista / ? Class / Subclass: . Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: . Date: 07/16/2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 40x objective
From rainwater ditch.

COMMON NAME:  Actinopod Kingdom / Phylum: Protista / Ciliophora Class / Subclass: . Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: . Date: 09/27/2009 Location: Patagonia, Santa Cruz Co., AZ Magnification: 10x objective, brightfield
Possible Actinosphaerium, from Patagonia-Sonoita Creek

COMMON NAME:  Scenedesmus Kingdom / Phylum: Protista / Chlorophyta (Green Protists) Class / Subclass: . Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: Scenedesmus sp. Date: 07/16/2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 40x objective
From rainwater ditch [info].

COMMON NAME:  Zooflagellate, Peranema Kingdom / Phylum: Protista / Zoomastigina (Flagellated Protists) Class / Subclass: . Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: Peranema sp. Date: 07/16/2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 40x objective
From rainwater ditch. Peranema with diatom; two Peranemas

COMMON NAME:  Ciliate, protozoan, Bursaria Kingdom / Phylum: Protista / Ciliophora Class / Subclass: Spirotrichea Order / Suborder: Heterotrichida Family / Subfamily: Bursariidae Genus / Species: Bursaria sp. Date: 07/15/2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 4x objective brightfield & darkfield
From rainwater ditch.

COMMON NAME:  Protist, Stylonychia Kingdom / Phylum: Animalia / Ciliophora Class / Subclass: Ciliatea / . Order / Suborder: . / . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: Stylonychia sp. Date: 2009 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ Magnification: 10x objective
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COMMON NAME:  Protist, Stylonychia Kingdom / Phylum: Animalia / Ciliophora Class / Subclass: Ciliatea / . Order / Suborder: . / . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: Stylonychia sp. Date: 2009 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ Magnification: 40x objective
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COMMON NAME:  Protist, Stylonychia Kingdom / Phylum: Animalia / Ciliophora Class / Subclass: Ciliatea / . Order / Suborder: . / . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: Stylonychia sp. Date: 07/18/2009 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ Magnification: 40x objective
From shoreline of lake. ID [source]

COMMON NAME:  Ciliate Kingdom / Phylum: . / . Class / Subclass: . Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: . Date: 09/27/2009 Location: Patagonia, Santa Cruz Co., AZ Magnification: 40x objective, brightfield
From Patagonia-Sonoita Creek

COMMON NAME:  Ciliate Kingdom / Phylum: . / . Class / Subclass: . Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: . Date: 09/27/2009 Location: Patagonia, Santa Cruz Co., AZ Magnification: 40x objective, brightfield
From Patagonia-Sonoita Creek

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