dc:description"FIGURE 7. Photomicrographs of S. tartari from life (A–F). A. Ventral view of a representative cell showing body shape, position of contractile vacuole, macronuclear nodules; B, C, D. Indicating buccal and somatic ciliature with cortical granulation; E. Showing specimens attached to debris; F. Squeezed specimen, showing macronuclear nodules and micronuclei; G. Ventral view of a typical specimen, showing contractile vacuole with collecting canal; Arrowheads in (C) point to colorless cortical granules; Arrowheads and double arrowhead in (D) indicating mitochondria (?) and somatic cilia, respectively; Arrowhead in (E inset) points to holdfast organelle; Arrowheads in (F) point to symbiotic green algae; Arrowheads in (G) indicating collecting canal; AZM, adoral zone of membranelles; CG, cortical granules; CV, contractile vacuole; MA, macronucleus; MI, micronuclei; PK, peristomial kineties, SC, somatic cilia; SK, somatic kineties. Scale bars: A=100 μm, F=10 μm, G=75 μm.";
dc:description"FIGURE 8. Photomicrographs of S. tartari after protargol impregnation (A–C). A. Ventral view of voucher specimen; showing nuclear apparatus and symbiotic algae; B. Indicating buccal and ventral somatic ciliature; C. Showing ventral somatic ciliature, macronuclear nodules and micronuclei; Arrowheads in (A) point to symbiotic green algae after protargol impregnation; Arrowheads in (B) point to rows of somatic cilia; AM, adoral membranelles; AZM, adoral zone of membranelles; MA, macronucleus; MI, micronuclei; PK, peristomial kineties; PM, paroral membrane; SK, somatic kineties. Scale bars: A=50 μm, C=10 μm.";
dc:description"FIGURE 6. Line diagrams of S. tartari from life (A–D) and after protargol impregnation (E, F). A. Ventral view of a representative specimen; B. Cortical granulation; C. Somatic cilia; D. Body shapes of freely motile and extended cells; E, F. Ventral and dorsal views of infraciliature; Arrowhead in (E) point to basal bodies of somatic cilia. AM, adoral membranelles; AZM, adoral zone of membranelles; CG, cortical granules; CV, contractile vacuole; MA, macronucleus; MI, micronuclei; PK, peristomial kinety; PM, paroral membrane; SC, somatic cilia; SK, somatic kinety. Scale bars: A= 100 μm, C=10 μm, E, F=50 μm.";
