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J. Norman Grim and Kenneth R. Halcrow; The Oligotrich Ciliate Strobilidium gyrans: Its Fresh-water Environment, Laboratory Culture Conditions, and Stalking Behavior. Trans.Amer.Micros.Soc. 98(4):529-536, 1979
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Several features of the stalking phenomena of S. gyrans have been measured and analyzed. Parameters studied were: stalk elongation rate, rotation rate, and an organism-stalk bending phenomenon. Elongation is continuous and may be related functionally to rotation. Several of the stalking characteristics are discussed of their possible contribution to efficient feeding. Some analyses are supported with SEM micrographs. Additionally, some physicochemical parameters of their environment and techniques of laboratory culture are recorded and discussed.