Place: Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai, India.

Description: I went on a field visit as a part of a group to observe various water ecosystems. I collected a water sample from a freshwater pond. I observed rapid motion of this particular ciliate and procured its identity!

Observations:

Kingdom: Chromista

Subkingdom: Harosa

Infrakingdom :            Alveolata

Phylum: Ciliophora

Subphylum: Intramacronucleata

Infraphylum: Rhabdophora

Class: Litostomatea

Subclass:: Haptoria

Order: Pleurostomatida

Family: Litonotidae Genus: Loxophyllum �