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Description

A view of the left side of Conchophthirus curtus deciliated by a calcium shock method to reveal the organization of the ciliature of this densely ciliated organism. In particular this method reveals the location of the cilia utilized for attachment to surfaces (thigmotactic cilia). See Antipa, G. A. and Small, E. B. 1971. A redescription of Conchophthirus curtus Engelmann, 1862 (Protozoa, Ciliatea). J. Protozool. 18:491-503 for more detail. This micrograph was taken in 1968 by G. Antipa on a Cambridge Mark IIA operating at 20kV. The negative magnification is 1530X. The raw film was scanned with an Epson Perfection V750 Pro. This image is available for quantitative analysis.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: uncultured scuticociliate; Conchophthirus curtus
Cell Type: cell by organism; eukaryotic cell; Eukaryotic Protist; Ciliated Protist
Cellular Component: cell cortex; cilium; thigmotactic ciliature; attachment organelle; attachment organelle membrane

Biological Context

Biological Process: cortical cytoskeleton organization; ciliature organization; substrate-dependent cell migration, cell attachment to substrate

Attribution

Names: Gregory Antipa (San Francisco State University)

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL22783
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil22783

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Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: illumination by electrons; secondary_electron imaging
Parameters Imaged: illumination by electrons; secondary electron generation; secondary_electron imaging
Source of Contrast: detection of electrons
Visualization Methods: shadowing and plating
Processing History: recorded image; film; unprocessed raw data
Data Qualifiers: raw, unprocessed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: chemically fixed tissue; Parducz fixative; lyophilized specimen; Au/Pd metal sputter-coat
Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	6105px	9.5nm
Y	4656px	9.5nm