Opercularia ampluscolonia
Introduction ''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.
References *http://starcentral.mbl.edu/microscope/portal.php?pagetitle=classification&BLOCKID=9&CHILDID=3394* Operculariidae - Encyclopedia of Life* Opercularia - The Taxonomicon
External links *http://starcentral.mbl.edu/eutree_workshop/protistiary/index.htm* Microbiology Microbes Bacteria Information and Links - Microbes.info* Microbial Life - Educational Resources* micro*scope - version 6.0 - March, 2006 | Wayback Machine