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        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0001.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0001.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[These photomicrographs were taken from a wastewater sample and some ponds. Most of the objectives used were 100x and 400x or 1000x.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0002.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0002.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Fast, fun to watch . . . . . They do make cool photos and artwork and are amazing to watch!!!! ]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0003.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0003.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="400x  vaginicola " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[What surprised me is how these Lorica were like acrobats and could twist and turn in so many different directions, and so quickly too.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0004.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0004.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[It was amazing and a fun experience to watch. ]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0005.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0005.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Come take a closer look at the amazing world under the microscope!]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0006.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0006.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[1000x Bright Field]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0007.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0007.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="1000x Gram Lorica " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[This is 1000x Gram stain, the organism shrunk in the loricate or shell, which is the lighter pink.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0008.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0008.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="400x Lorica " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[The Loricates are a phylum of microscopic animals abundant in fresh water and marine environments.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0009.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0009.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="1000x Gram Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[These are ciliate protozoans that are are sessile and stalked, yet have a Lorica or hard outer shell covering.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0010.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0010.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="1000x Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[If you see this in your slide under the microscope, it means you probably are running a pretty normal, good sludge age and are meeting BOD permit levels easily. ]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0011.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0011.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="1000x Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They twist and turn in all different directions inside the shell.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0012.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0012.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="1000x lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Typical length : 150-250 mm]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0013.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0013.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="1000x lorica " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[1000x Lacto Phenol Cotton Blue stain]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0014.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0014.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[A lorica is a tubular, conical, or vaselike structure secreted by some protozoans.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0015.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0015.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="400x Vaginicola " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Some species may even incorporate sand grains and other particles into the lorica for reinforcement.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0016.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0016.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[The lorica is typically closed at one end, and has a large opening at the anterior end through which part of the organism or its appendages may be extended.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0017.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0017.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="1000x Gram Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Rotifers also have a lorica, although a different shape.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0018.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0018.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They can twist and turn their bodies in all directions, and squeeze in and out of their shell and keep on going! It was amazing to watch.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0019.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0019.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Thuricola, Platycola, Cothurnia and Vaginicola are in the same family with only minor characteristics differences.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0020.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0020.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They are often found attached to filamentous algae in ponds.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0021.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0021.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[You can see the bacteria moving around inside that it has eaten.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0022.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0022.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Look at how much detail you can see when you blow it up.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0023.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0023.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="400x vaginicola" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Here you can see the base and stalk.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0024.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0024.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Many are primarily freshwater species.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0025.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0025.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Vaginicola is similar to Thuricola but lacks a valve.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0026.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0026.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Stalked ciliates are "inverted bell-shaped bodies mounted on a stalk which is attached to a substratum, usually floc structures.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0027.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0027.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[They move quickly in and out of the shell if you bump the microscope.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0028.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0028.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[A key identification feature is the presence of cilia (minute hair-like projections) on the oral region of the organism.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0029.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0029.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[1000x at this magnification they are very large and many details can be picked out.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0030.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0030.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Loricate ciliates usually occur at higher MCRTs.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0031.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0031.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="1000x lorica " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Be careful when counting higher life forms.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0032.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0032.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Each head on a Loricate ciliate should be counting, since each one is eating and helping in aiding the clarity of the water.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0033.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0033.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Stalked ciliates- Loricates. . . . . Indications that you have a medium sludge age, similar to stalk ciliates.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0034.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0034.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Heavy attached growth on the stalks means the system has been quite stable for a while, long enough for the stalks to stay in the system and build up attached growth.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0035.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0035.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="STALK" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[You never know what you will find under the microscope.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0036.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0036.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="400x  Vaginicola " width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Loricate ciliates are usually an indication of a stable activated sludge operation.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0037.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0037.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="STALK" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Loricates also have the presence of cilia (minute hair-like projections) on the oral region of the organism.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0038.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0038.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="STALKED" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Remember, this is all in one drop of water on a slide under the microscope !]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0039.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0039.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Stalked ciliates can be found at any age but usually indicate young to medium age sludge.]]></slide>
        <slide jpegURL="thumbs/t_0040.jpg" d_URL="slides/p_0040.jpg" transition="0" panzoom="1" URLTarget="0" phototime="2" url="http://www.EnvironmentalLeverage.com" title="Lorica" width="485" height="315"><![CDATA[Body elongate and trumpet-shaped, which in most species is attached posteriorly to the base of the lorica directly but in some there is an intervening stalk between the body and lorica.
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Ciliophora Class Ciliatea Subclass Peritricha Order Peritrichida Suborder Sessilina Family Vaginicolidae Genus Thuricola]]></slide>
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