Euglena Junction
Euglena Junction is a reality television program about the life of Euglena, a genus of single-celled flagellate protists.
It is loosely based on the television program Petticoat Junction, with different species of Euglena playing the roles of Kate Bradley, her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo, and her uncle Joe Carson.
Sponsor
Gnomon Chronicles Micro-Television.
In the News
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2018: Model organism Euglena gracilis declared Micro-organism of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.
September 24, 1963: First episode of Petticoat Junction broadcast.
Fiction cross-reference
- Bacteria Ranch
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Mutual of Omaha's Formerly Wild Kingdom
- The Heliopausal Nun
Nonfiction cross-reference
Euglena data
- Length ranges are 34-78 and width 5-24 micrometers
- Predators include: baby fish, water fleas, mussels, frogs, salamanders, and creek chub.
- Prey include: green algae, amoeba, paramecium, and rotifer.
External links
- Euglena @ Wikipedia.com
- Petticoat Junction @ Wikipedia.com
- Euglena @ Wikimedia Commons
- [1] @ Wikipedia
- Petticoat Junction Closing With Sponsor Tag And Element @ YouTube
- Euglenoids: Single-Celled Shapeshifters @ YouTube
Social media
- Post @ Twitter (16 April 2023)
- Post @ Twitter (9 December 2022) - short, YouTube
- Post @ Twitter (11 May 2022) - #MicrobialTVNetwork
- Post @ Twitter (28 November 2021)
- Post @ Twitter (28 May 2021)