Dictyocysta lepida

Marine plankton predator
Dictyocysta lepida
 
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Single-celled marine plankton organism called Dictyocysta lepida currently engulfing in its shell (in red) another plankton (in pink). Sample was collected by Tara Expeditions, recorded by Sebastien Colin and visualized by Stefan Günther & Gustavo de Medeiros at EMBL Heidelberg.