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Discotricha papillifera : Structure and Morphogenesis of a Marine Interstitial Ciliate *
Author(s) -
WICKLOW BARRY J.,
BORROR ARTHUR C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1977.tb05285.x
Subject(s) - ciliate , ultrastructure , biology , morphogenesis , affinities , zoology , evolutionary biology , anatomy , ecology , genetics , gene , biochemistry
SYNOPSIS.Discotricha papillifera Tuffrau, a marine interstitial ciliate, is redescribed with the aid of light, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy from cells collected at a New Hampshire beach. Presence of primitive membranelles as well an an advanced stomatogenesis is demonstrated. The ultrastructure, including a unique membrane‐bounded septate structure, is described. The cell is tentatively placed in the nassulid suborder Microthoracina, but affinities with other groups are discussed.