Vestibular kinities and the cortical architecture adjacent to the oral apparatus of Conchophthirus curtus. The negative magnification is 15,500X. The raw film was scanned with an Epson Perfection V750...

A high resolution view of cross-sectioned rows of basal bodies at the cortex of Nassula. Only a few basal bodies may have attached cilia as seen by the few cilia present in the upper right row. Basal ...

This high resolution micrograph of Paramecium multimicronucleatum is adapted with permission from Fig. 1 in J. Cell Biol. 49:1-20, 1971. Paramecium is covered with cilia which arise from regular surfa...

An image of a dikinetid in cross section near its proximal end. A postciliary ribbon and a transverse ribbon are seen. A short kinetodesmal fiber buds from the side of the kinetid. Coated vesicles or ...

High resolution micrograph following trifluoperizine (TFP) treatment, which apparently does not inhibit endocytosis but does inhibit movement of vesicles away from the parasomal sacs, coated and preen...

The AZM enters the oral cavity of Euplotes where it occupies the right side of the buccal cavity while cytopharyngeal lamellae composed of microtubules arise from the left wall of the cavity. Large ve...

The transverse microtubular ribbon, consisting of ~3 microtubules, extends to the cell's left of the basal body and rises to the top of the ridge where it ends. Thus the proximal end of a pair of basa...

The cytoproct is the site of spent vacuole defecation on the surface of Paramecium. When closed the cytoproct forms a long narrow wavy ridge along the posterior suture. At its apex the ridge is about ...

Conchophthirus was deciliated by calcium ion shock followed by shearing through a 22 gauge needle. This revealed the location of the deciliated basal bodies and the cell's surface architecture. In thi...

A glancing view of the cortex of Conchophthirus reveals details of cortical structure. This includes the nature of the cell membrane and the alveolar membranes that reside immediately below the surfac...