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Ultrastructure of the Flagellar Apparatus and Attachment of Herpetomonas ampelophilae in the Gut and Malpighian Tubules of Drosophila melanogaster 1
Author(s) -
ROWTON EDGAR D.,
LUSHBAUGH WILLIAM B.,
McGHEE R. BARCLAY
Publication year - 1981
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.1550-7408.1981.tb02854.x
Subject(s) - malpighian tubule system , drosophila melanogaster , microbiology and biotechnology , flagellum , ultrastructure , biology , cilium , tubule , anatomy , chemistry , midgut , genetics , gene , larva , botany , kidney
Electron microscopy was used to examine the flagellar apparatus of Herpetomonas ampelophilae from the gut and malpighian tubules of Drosophila melanogaster . The flagellates attach to the microvilli either by weaving their flagella between the microvilli or by engulfing several microvilli with an external flagellar membrane. The first type predominated in the gut while the second type was limited to the malpighian tubules. Desmosomes were not involved in either type of attachment. A subpellicular collar with emerging microtubules was found to be adjacent to the desmosome of the flagellar pocket of herpetomonads in the gut.