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FINE STRUCTURE OF THE IMMOBILE DINOCOCCALEAN CYSTODINIUM BATAVIENSE (DINOPHYCEAE) 1
Author(s) -
Timpano Peter,
Pfiester Lois A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1985.00458.x
Subject(s) - dinophyceae , biology , cytoplasm , vesicle , membrane , biophysics , vacuole , cell wall , cell membrane , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , biochemistry , ecology , phytoplankton , nutrient
The fine structure of the immobile stage of C. bataviense Klebs reveals several features which may prove helpful in understanding the parameters of the order Phytodinales. The cell covering is confluent with no thecal plates. Neither external membranes nor pores are present. The pusule tubules and collecting chamber have no external opening via flagellar pores or canals. The cell is highly vacuolate with a tonoplast‐like membrane delimiting the pusule system from the cytoplasm in the interior of the cell. Polyvesicular bodies, mitochondria with enlarged matrices containing electron‐dense bodies, vesicles which may contain flagellar hairs, crystals, and large accumulation bodies are present.