Dinoflagellate Predator (Graphic footage)

[Micro-Reefs Aquarium]

Watch as this ciliate eats a dino live on video (warning mature audience only!)

 

[alxrosco]

This is what you see when you look a coral infected with brown jelly, hundreds of these ciliates, I think it is called Helicostoma Nonatum.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

This is what you see when you look a coral infected with brown jelly, hundreds of these ciliates, I think it is called Helicostoma Nonatum.

So what youre saying is if we have a bad dino out break we need to give our euphyllia bjd on purpose to help fight the dinos lol

 

[Micro-Reefs Aquarium]

Here is a better video using my new 4KUHD microcrope camera: cilitates are full of dinos under both bright and darkfield microscopy.

 

[HomebroodExotics]

obviously were going to need more evidence

 

[Micro-Reefs Aquarium]

obviously were going to need more evidence

Agreed, but in the meantime enjoy this video clip of an intense moment a microbe meets another in just a single drop of water, be sure to have your speakers on for the full effect of what my Amscope 4KUHD captured!

 

[littlebeard]

I'll take 100,000