What "creature" is this under microscope!

[hoffmeyerz]

I'm trying to figure out what I'm battling so while peering under the microscope I come across this guy!
It's crawling around what I'm pretty sure is cyano and I think it has a belly full of dinos!!
No idea what this thing is, kinda cool but creepy too!!
If this vid doesn't work I'll try to go through YouTube.
Phone sucks so please excuse the quality.

 

[Reeferoni123]

Won’t load the video for me…

 

[hoffmeyerz]

Won’t load the video for me…

Here's YouTube:

 

[Üter]

Here's YouTube:

nice. you have a few things there. guessing some sort of nudibranch, algae and I'm not sure that's a flagellate because there's a flagellum at either end. @ISpeakForTheSeas would know what those are.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Here's YouTube:

At first I thought it was a stalked rotifer, but towards the end, you can see multiple legs, so I'd say this is a marine tardigrade.

 

[hoffmeyerz]

nice. you have a few things there. guessing some sort of nudibranch, algae and I'm not sure that's a flagellate because there's a flagellum at either end. @ISpeakForTheSeas would know what those are.

I appreciate any help with ID, that creepy crawly thing just sent me for a loop!!
I was pretty point of sale I was dealing with green cyano but then thought dinos, now I have no real idea!

 

[hoffmeyerz]

At first I thought it was a stalked rotifer, but towards the end, you can see multiple legs, so I'd say this is a marine tardigrade.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT!!
I didn't want to call that out since I really don't have the background to really be sure.
Is it eating dinos??

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

nice. you have a few things there. guessing some sort of nudibranch, algae and I'm not sure that's a flagellate because there's a flagellum at either end. @ISpeakForTheSeas would know what those are.

At first I thought it was a stalked rotifer, but towards the end, you can see multiple legs, so I'd say this is a marine tardigrade.

Yeah, I'm inclined to say marine tardigrade too - neat!

 

[Science/G]

Tardigrade for sure. They are the most amazing organisms ever. Look them up!

 

[hoffmeyerz]

Tardigrade for sure. They are the most amazing organisms ever. Look them up!

I agree, totally cool organisms! I was not familiar with the marine tardigrade, through me for a loop being transparent. I actually saw a couple more in different water samples :)
Now, if I can just kick that green cyano!!

 

[Science/G]

 

[Fish & Coral Store]

well thats scary looking.
go blue!

 

[jabberwock]

Tardigrade. Absolutely cool that you got one under the scope!