Opercularia ampluscolonia

Opercularia ampluscolonia is a species of freshwater, colonial, sessiline peritrich ciliates. This species produces a branched stalk that is often delicately striate in a longitudinal direction. There can be more than ninety-seven zooids per branched stalk. Zooids reproduce asexually and form dense clusters at the ends of each branch. This filter-feeding protist inhabits ponds in Mendocino County, California.

Opercularia ampluscolonia
Scientific classification
(unranked):
SAR
Phylum:
Ciliophora
Class:
Oligohymenophorea
Order:
Sessilida
Family:
Operculariidae
Genus:
Opercularia
Species:
O. ampluscolonia
Binomial name
Opercularia ampluscolonia
Opercularia ampluscolonia

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