George B. McManus, Weiwei Liu, Rachel A. Cole, Daniel Biemesderfer and Jennifer L. Mydosh
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Description: English: Strombidium rassoulzadegani from cultures grown on Tetraselmis chui PLY429 at 12:12 L:D (A–C) or 24 D (D–F). (A,D) Cells with adequate algae food (arrows). (B,E) Cells starved for 72 h; arrowheads mark empty vacuoles. (C,F) Algae were taken up again (arrows) after new algal food was added. Even in complete darkness (F), fed cells retain some chloroplasts. Date: 12 June 2018. Source: Fig. 7 at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2018.00205/full Strombidium rassoulzadegani: A Model Species for Chloroplast Retention in Oligotrich Ciliates. In: Front. Mar. Sci., doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00205. Author: George B. McManus, Weiwei Liu, Rachel A. Cole, Daniel Biemesderfer and Jennifer L. Mydosh. Other versions: .
George B. McManus, Weiwei Liu, Rachel A. Cole, Daniel Biemesderfer and Jennifer L. Mydosh
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Description: English: Micrograph of the marine ciliate Strombidium rassoulzadegani fed the alga Tetraselmis chui (PLY 429), showing variety of shapes and sizes of retained chloroplasts, including smaller dark green and brownish ones (arrow) that may be older than the larger “grass-green” ones. Date: 21 May 2018, 21:45:40. Source: Fig. 5 at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2018.00205/full Strombidium rassoulzadegani: A Model Species for Chloroplast Retention in Oligotrich Ciliates. In: Front. Mar. Sci., doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00205. Author: George B. McManus, Weiwei Liu, Rachel A. Cole, Daniel Biemesderfer and Jennifer L. Mydosh. Other versions: .
Tetraselmis (tet-ra-sell-miss) is a small green flagellate, one of the prasinophytes,. Four flagella inserting into an anterior pocket. Prasinophytes are very common in marine ecosystems and make a major contribution to marine photosynthesis. Red region is the stigma or eyespot. Differential interference contrast.
Tetraselmis (tet-ra-sell-miss) suecica, a prasinophyte flagellate, with four flagella inserted into an apical pocket. With a large cup-shaped chloroplast. Differential interference microscopy. data on this strain.
Tetraselmis (tet-ra-sell-miss) suecica, a prasinophyte flagellate, with four flagella inserted into an apical pocket. With a large cup-shaped chloroplast. Differential interference microscopy. data on this strain.