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Ward's® Live Bursaria truncatella Culture
Very large ciliate. Feeds on colpidium. Hay medium.
Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.
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Ward's® Live Stentor coeruleus Culture
This organism is easily recognized by its trumpet-shape and blue coloration. It is quite large (approx. 2 mm) and is a good option for students that are just starting to look at the microscopic world.
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Ward's® Merismopedia
Freshwater. Colonial. Sheet of many cells one cell thick. Soil-water medium.
Shipped in a form that provides the best quality specimen. Most are supplied in 16 x 125 mm tubes, 2 oz. jars, or 8 oz. jars.
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Nostoc, Filamentous
Freshwater. Filamentous. Unbranched, contorted filaments. Basic culture solution.
Shipped in a form that provides the best quality specimen. Most are supplied in 16 x 125 mm tubes, 2 oz. jars, or 8 oz. jars.
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Ward's® Live White Planaria (Procotyla fluviatilis)
Planaria are a flatworm commonly used in science fair projects. They do not bite and move very slowly, making them easy for young students to observe.
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Ward's® Live Pond Snails
Create a balanced ecosystem in your aquarium with the addition of these small, freshwater algae eaters. They reproduce rapidly, laying their eggs on the glass sides of the aquarium.
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Fischerella (Stigonema)
Freshwater. Filamentous. True branching, dimorphic structure. Basic culture solution.
Shipped in a form that provides the best quality specimen. Most are supplied in 16 x 125 mm tubes, 2 oz. jars, or 8 oz. jars..
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Gloeotrichia
Freshwater. Filamentous. Trichomes radiating from basil heterocysts. Basic culture solution.
Shipped in a form that provides the best quality specimen. Most are supplied in 16 x 125 mm tubes, 2 oz. jars, or 8 oz. jars.
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Soil Nematodes
Examine the morphological characteristics of typical soil nematodes with the specimens in our well-populated culture.
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Ward's® Live Adult Brine Shrimp (Artemia sp.)
These small marine crustaceans are supplied as adults, and measure approximately 1/4" in size at the time of shipment.
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Crickets
Cricket (Acheta domestica)or the Common House Cricket is available in adult and nymph sizes.
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Ward's® Live American Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana)
Cockroaches are widely used in labs for physiological, behavioral, structural, and developmental studies.
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Ward's® Live Silkworm Eggs (Bombyx mori)
When hatched, the small, gray larvae are the traditional source for high-quality silk.
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Ward's® Live Sea Anemone Culture (Aiptasia pallida)
Illustrate the structure, feeding habits, responses, and reproduction of a typical Anthozoan.
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Ward's® Dwarf African Frog (Hymenochirus sp)
These small aquatic amphibians breed readily in a freshwater tropical aquarium.

