"Ward's Phenomena"

Usually found in freshwater and mosses, this organism has a hard umbrella shaped shell or "test", out of which finger-like pseudopodia project.

Examples of Organisms That Grow in Colonies

Lives in intestine of host — mealworms — as symbiotic organism. Culture of mealworms provided.

One Culture from Each of the Four Major Types

Specially Prepared “Real-Life” Combinations
The world is teeming with a wide variety of micro life, making studying samples of pond water complicated especially for the beginning student. To lessen the confusion, Ward's has prepared different culture mixes that reflect protist combinations that occur in the real world, yet eliminates the hundreds of other life-forms found in a collected sample.

Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous green algae with chloroplasts arranged in a helical (spiral) pattern.

Marine; Small Motile Cells with the Transverse Furrow Located Near the Apex.

Pink to bright rose color.
Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.

Study Pseudopod Motility Up Close

Specially Prepared “Real-Life” Combinations
The world is teeming with a wide variety of microlife, making studying samples of pond water complicated especially for the beginning student. To lessen the confusion, WARD’S has prepared different culture mixes that reflect protist combinations that occur in the real world, yet eliminates the hundreds of other life-forms found in a collected sample. Comes with a dichotomous key and either the Working with Algae or the Working with Protozoa manual. Supplied in a single jar.

Contents: Ocean scum.