High resolution micrograph of cubic membrane array which represents the cell’s method of storing large quantities of lipid and protein bilayers into the smallest possible volume. These membranes can...

The decorated spongiome of the CVC is composed of 50nm tubules that have a pattern of helically wound subunits attached to their cytosolic surfaces. These tubules can be up to one micrometer or more i...

A high resolution micrograph of the Contractile Vacuole Complex membrane system to determine what happens to the CV during systole we observed the CV in a living cell and then fixed the cell as soon a...

High resolution image of the decorated spongiome is composed of 50nm tubules that have a pattern of helically wound subunits attached to their cytosolic surfaces. These tubules can be up to one microm...

A high resolution view of the Contractile Vacuole Complex. The CV membrane has collapsed into regularly spaced tubules oriented perpendicular to the microtubular ribbon in this ruptured cell. Some tub...

To determine what happens to the CV during systole we observed the CV in a living cell and then fixed the cell as soon as the CV had opened to the outside. It was apparent that the CV membrane does no...

Higher magnification view of the spongiome of the Contractile Vacuole Complex. The spongiome is composed of a three dimensional array of tubules that are continuous with the CV membrane. Many tubules ...

A view of the E-face of the fractured collecting canal of the contractile vacuole showing its association with microtubular ribbons and with the smooth spongiome. The E-fracture face of the smooth spo...

The membrane along the collecting canal of ruptured cells shows that the excess smooth spongiome membrane forms a three-dimensional array similar to etiolated chloroplasts when a piece of wood stays o...

A partially filled contractile vacuole is connected to two regions of spongiome tubules. The extra CV membrane is acquired from these spongiomes. Presumably some of these spongiome tubules are decorat...