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Description

11 micrographs are views of a serially-sectioned contracted Vorticella convallaria cell that show the main features of this cell. This figure shows 4 food vacuoles; 3 segments of macronucleus; cytopharynx open to peristome; cytostome or cell mouth; perioral cilia covered by folds of the pellicle and cortex. TEM taken on 4/5/71 by R. Allen with Hitachi HU11A operating at 75kV. Neg. 2,150X. 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/).

Technical Details

Standard glutaraldehyde fixation followed by osmium tetroxide, dehydrated in alcohol and embedded in an epoxy resin. Microtome sections prepared at approximately 75nm thickness. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Vorticella convallaria
Cell Type: cell by organism; eukaryotic cell; Eukaryotic Protist; Ciliated Protist
Cell Line: Cambridge Culture Collection, Cambridge, England, # LB1690/1
Cellular Component: cell; food vacuole; macronucleus; oral apparatus; cytostome