Kamera lens lives as a saprobiont and can be found in hay infusions. William Saville Kent reported spore-masses of it in such an infusion in 1880.William Saville Kent: A manual of the infusoria, including a description of all known flagellate, ciliate, and tentaculiferous protozoa, British and foreign and an account of the organization and affinities of the sponges, Vol. 1, 1880, p. 135-142
