Found in an overflow pond.
Samples taken from a large vernal pool. 400x, swimming very fast.
Resembles a cracked pistachio shell with appendages and an eye(?) near the narrower end; collected from a drainage ditch
Aquatic animals with cream shell like bodies.
Microscope image (100x) of a sample taken from shaded portion of Castor Pond. (Freshwater) The time and weather are unknown but sample was observed under the microscope at 11:10am in the lab. Organism is motile and moves quite quickly. Tried to hide from light. picture 3 shows it feeding on the organism next to it.