Extracted still from movie                                  400x magnification               phase contrast

Metopus

( Movies in .divx format )

Metopus rolls over.
Metopus400xPH.DIVX         400x Magnification  phase contrast      17 seconds    2.8 MB


This clip switches from phase contrast to darkfield midway. In darkfield it may show some sparkling
symbiotic bacteria within the body of the Metopus.
metopus400xphDF_6579.DIVX    400x Magnification    17 seconds   2.8 MB


In this short clip a single Metopus enters from the right amidst other various ciliates.
metopus200xbf8sec_6570.DIVX    200x Magnification  brightfield   7 seconds   1.2 MB

Thomas Ashcraft
New Mexico