High resolution micrograph of a cross section the 9 + 2 axoneme of the cilium of Tetrahymena. The plasma membrane covers the axoneme and is continuous with the plasma membrane covering the cell body. ...

A cross section of cilium through the cilium-basal body complex extending from the cilium to the transition zone between the cilium and basal body and ending at the proximal tip of the basal body. In ...

Cross section the 9 + 2 axoneme of the cilium of Tetrahymena. The plasma membrane covers the axoneme and is continuous with the plasma membrane covering the cell body. Each doublet tilts inward to the...

A high resolution view of a longitudinal section through the buccal cavity of the oral region showing portions of 3 membranelles (1, 2 and 3): each membranelle consists of 3 rows of cilia. The oral ri...

One parasomal sac lies anterior to each basal body of the somatic ciliature. A parasomal sac is an indentation of the plasma membrane that penetrates into the cytosol past the alveolus. Most sacs end ...

A cross section of the cell (ventral side up) through the buccal cavity showing basal bodies of the 3 membranelles (1, 2 and 3) lying along the indented dorsal wall. A short segment of the oral ribs s...

Some accessory microtubules from the proximal ends of membranelle basal bodies extend upward and curve over the left wall of the buccal cavity as can be followed in this micrograph. Some fibrous compo...

Up to three basal bodies have been seen in various stages of development near a mature basal body/cilium complex. In this micrograph 2 new basal bodies are present next to 2 cilia and 3 are forming ne...

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 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...