About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Spirotrich, Tetrahymena, Colpoda, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Ciliate, Halofolliculina corallasia, Balantidium coli, Chilodonella uncinata, Paramecium, Didinium, Stentor, Blepharisma, Trichodina, Paramecium caudatum, Vorticella convallaria, Dileptus anser, Suctoria, Oligohymenophorea, Tintinnid, Lacrymaria, Litostomatea, Peniculid, Lacrymaria olor, Stylonychia, Heterotrich, Plagiopyla, Peritrich, Cryptocaryon, Nassophorea, Phyllopharyngea, Paramecium aurelia, Isotricha intestinalis, Stentor Coeruleus, Hymenostome, Lorica, Opercularia ampluscolonia, Holotrich, Colpodea, Vorticella campanula, Hypotrich, Paramecium bursaria, Choreotrich, Spirostomum, Astome, Kappa organism, Ciliate MDS/IES database, Stichotrich, Oligotrich, Coleps, Prostomatea, Plagiopylida, Avoidance reaction, Nassula, Vorticella citrina, Epistylis, Chonotrich, Stentor roeseli, Parameciidae, Odontostomatida, Telotroch, Epigenetic controls in ciliates, Rhynchodia, Dendrocometes. Excerpt: Colpoda is a genus of ciliate in the class Colpodea Order Colpodida Family Colpodidae. Colpoda are distinctly reniform (kidney shaped) and are strongly convex on one side, concave on the other. The concave side often looks like a bite was taken out of it. Although they are not as well known as the paramecium, they are often the first protozoa to appear in hay infusions, especially when the sample does not come from an existing mature source of standing water. Considering how common Colpoda are, how important they are in the world of microbes and how easily they are cultured (just pull up some grass, including a little dirt, then add with dechlorinated water to a jar), it is amazing that they don't come up more frequently in schools. Indeed, many high school students, after completing the biology chapter on microbes, will not know a colpoda when they see one and migh...
