Paramecium bursaria

Paramecium bursaria

Paramecium bursaria ( partly green paramecium ) is a species in the genus Paramecium ( Paramecium ) from the tribe of ciliates ( Ciliophora ). She lives in symbiosis with green algae ( Zoochlorellen ). These are fixed in beef plasma or swim in Entoplasma.

Its size is 90 to 150 microns. It has two contractile vacuoles. The macronucleus is pear-shaped. The pharynx is ciliated funnel.

Paramecium bursaria lives in stagnant, nutrient- rich waters

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