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Bug Sex?????

Well, everything reproduces, either sexually or asexually.

Let's see what happens under the microscope

These photomicrographs of a free swimming ciliate- Litonotus were taken from wastewater samples. A Bright Field objective was used. Most of the objectives used were 400x or 1000x. There are two different samples. One set of photos is a series of the process with the same organism dividing into two.

Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!

Litonotus: Phylum Ciliaphora, Class Gymnostomea, Order Pleurostomatida, Family Amphileptidae.

Litonotus have a long slit for a cytostome. They usually have a prominent posterior water-expelling vesicle and a smooth pellicle. They are typically 75-150 µm long.

Ciliates usually multiply asexually by fission. The cell divides into two individuals. Below is a series of photos documenting fission by a Litonotus.

At this point, it is hard to even tell that this is one organism or which type it is, it caught my eye, so I followed it	Here it was starting to already form the beginning of a second organism
The lines are starting to get clearer	Two distinct sets of hairs and formation developing

almost there

	The last part took a very long time, maybe there was some transfer of genetic materials?

finally separation

	Here is Junior
Free at last	Mommy
Here are some other samples with similar organisms - note how flexible their bodies are	There is a testate amoebae near the litonotus in this photo
Litonotus are medium sized, predatory ciliates	You can distinctly see the oral cavity with cilia

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