Blepharisma americanum is a unicellular ciliate protists. Ciliates have their body covered by tiny hairs that help them to move in very characteristic ways and help with prey capture for feeding, as ciliates do not have chloroplasts and therefore they are not photosynthetic. Blepharisma has a very distinctive pink in colour.
Division/Phylum: Ciliates/Ciliophora
Class: Heterotricha
CCAP Ref: CCAP 1607/1
Required Medium: SES
Environment: Freshwater
30ml pack size, suitable for 30 students.
Store at room temperature (14-24°C) away from direct sunlight. Shake before pipetting onto slide & viewing under microscope.
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