# Vorticella extended stalk DSC 7014

Vorticella ciliate with a fully extended stalk; the helically-wound spasmoneme (myoneme), which is responsible for its rapid contraction, is clearly visible in the stalk.

Date: 18 Apr 2013

Location: Water at margin of various ponds and ditches in Kent Ridge Park, Singapore.

Microscope: Bright-field with closed condenser aperture.

Camera: Nikon D7000

Collector: Brandon Seah

Scale: Field of view is about 240 micrometers across.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2013
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Brandon Seah
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vorticella_extended_stalk_DSC_7014.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Brandon Seah
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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