This group represents a serial series of sections. At the level of this section, the macronucleus and micronucleus are present. The buccal cavity with cilia and the spongiome of CV, membranelles of pe...

This group represents a serial series of sections. At the level of this section the funnel shaped oral region is now reduced to a narrow cytopharyngeal tube extending toward the aboral region of the c...

This group represents a serial series of sections. At the level of this section, the macronucleus and micronucleus are present. In the buccal cavity a row of paroral cilia is seen to separate the bucc...

High resolution view of the nuclear envelope of both the macronucleus, seen here, and the micronucleus consists of 2 membranes containing numerous perforations called pores. Proteins are imported thro...

The nuclear envelope of both the macronucleus, seen here, and the micronucleus consists of 2 membranes containing numerous perforations called pores. Proteins are imported through these pores and ribo...

Nucleoli in a macronucleus of a cell undergoing micronuclear division. The nucleolus appears to have an organized surface layer composed of parallel threads of subunits. These may be developing riboso...

A contractile vacuole in systole. The CV has collapsed into vesicles and tubules. Three CV pores can be seen where the CV meets the pellicle. Smooth membrane cisterna surrounds some cytoplasm, possibl...

A micrograph showing the polyploidal macronucleus of Tetrahymena containing many copies of the genome. Chromatin material is found as condensed electron opaque spots as well as in an uncondensed form...

High resolution transmission electron micrograph of Halteria showing both the large macronucleus with nuclear pores, dense heterochromatin bodies and nucleolus, and the small micronucleus.

High resolution image of the contractile vacuole in diastole (filling phase). Decorated spongiome surrounds the CV. The macronucleus, micronucleus, cytopharynx, and basal bodies of perioral membranell...