Opercularia coarctata. Transmission electron micrograph of contracted cell body. This ciliate does not have rows of basal body/cilia over its whole surface but has cilia in the oral region and in a trochal band area. The pellicle is sculpted into ridges and grooves that circle the body. A layer of endoplasmic reticulum lies under the pellicle next to a layer of myonemal fibers. The macronucleus, contractile vacuole, mitochondria, and peristomeare evident in this view. TEM taken on 6/12/69 by R. Allen with Philips 300 operating at 60kV. Neg. 4,270X.
Standard glutaraldehyde fixation followed by osmium tetroxide, dehydrated in alcohol and embedded in an epoxy resin. Microtome sections prepared at approximately 75nm thickness. The raw negative was scanned with an Epson Perfection V750 Pro and this high resolution image is best used for quantitative analysis. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).
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| X | 3756px | 1.2nm |
| Y | 4000px | 1.2nm |
![NCBI Organism:Opercularia [NCBITaxon:168247], , ; Cell Types:cell by organism, eukaryotic cell, , ; Cell Components:macronucleus, oral apparatus, mitochondrion, cell cortex, cytoplasm; Biological process:macronucleus organization, cortical cytoskeleton organization, cytoplasm organization;](https://cildata.crbs.ucsd.edu/media/thumbnail_display/39193/39193_thumbnailx512.jpg)
