"WardsSci000143"

In reptile blood.

Extremely small euglenoid. Usually doesn’t rotate when swimming. Scavenger. Hay medium.

Characterized by flagella; lacks plastids.

Paramecium aurelia is the smallest species of Paramecium we offer. Paramecium aurelia is characterized by cilia, which it uses for locomotion and feeing. Contains a macronucleus and two micronuclei. Grows in Dilute Alfalfa Medium (Hay Medium).

Illustrates Hyphae

Parasitic Protozoan

Paramecium bursaria is a ciliate that contains mutualistic algae called Zoochlorella. The algae lives in the cytoplasma of the Paramecium and provides it with food. Paramecium bursaria grows in Dilute Alfalfa Medium (Hay Medium) or Soil Water Medium. Requires light for growth.

Parasitic protozoan

Species of protozoa

Paramecium caudatum is a common protist that inhabits a variety of aquatic ecosystems.

Intestinal Parasite

Stained to clearly show nuclear and other cellular detail.

Sexual reproduction

Large Multinucleate Amoeba

Compare and Contrast Various Paramecia

Single Celled Flagellates

Parasitic Protozoan