One important function of the filamentous reticulum is to provide for the anchorage of cytopharyngeal microtubular ribbons along the left lip of the cytopharynx. This micrograph shows two ribbons aris...

Detail of the origin of the cytopharyngeal microtubules along the left side of the cytopharynx that arise within the filamentous reticulum in contact with its electron-opaque nodes. This system does n...

High resolution view of the bundles of microtubules that arise from along the elaborately woven blanket of the filamentous reticulum that covers the ribbed wall of the right side of the buccal cavity....

11 micrographs of views of a serially-sectioned contracted Vorticella convallaria cell that show the main features of this cell. This figure shows 4 food vacuoles; 3 segments of the macronucleus; peri...

Cytopharynx with numerous folded membrane ribs subtended by five or so microtubules. These microtubules have arms that bind to other microtubules and to the membrane of the cytopharynx and to surround...

The basal bodies in the opisthe developing oral apparatus become organized into polykinetids of the three oral membranelles (1, 2 and 3) and of the two rows of basal bodies forming the undulating memb...

The 11 micrographs of the group are views of a serially-sectioned contracted Vorticella convallaria cell that show the main features of this cell. This figure shows 1 food vacuole; micronucleus; contr...

The 11 micrographs of the group are views of a serially-sectioned contracted Vorticella convallaria cell that show the main features of this cell. This figure shows the edge of last food vacuole in se...

The 11 micrographs of the group are views of a serially-sectioned contracted Vorticella convallaria cell that show the main features of this cell. This figure shows 3 food vacuoles; 2 segments of the ...