Scientific Name | Zoothamnium niveum |
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Location | Lanzarote Island |
Comments | Zoothamnium niveum is a giant, colonial marine ciliate from sulfide-rich habitats; it is covered with chemoautotrophic sulfide-oxidizing bacteria that give a snow-white appearance to the animal; the feather-like colonies reach a size of up to 1.5 cm. |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Copyright | © Peter Wirtz |
Image Use | ToL use only |
Attached to Group | Ciliates (Alveolates): view page image collection |
Title | zoonivpw.jpg |
Image Type | Photograph |
Image Content | Specimen(s) |
ID | 29877 |