Vorticella


Whirling Vorticella. Click on the pictures to see
the video clip (AVI-file, 373 kB).
Vorticella are very effective in producing whirls in front of the gullet to suck in their nutrients. Living attached to particles of active sludge, they can provide enormous cleaning power in waste water treatment. Vorticella can filter the water to catch and consume all kinds of free-living bacteria.

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