Infraciliature;dorsal view

Description:

Dorsal infraciliature of Nassulopsis elegans (EHRENBERG,1833) FOISSNER,1994. The synhymenium is composed of 60-75 small nassulid organelles. It spans the ventral surface and wraps around on the right and left side of the dorsal surface leaving only a small gap between the right (pink arrowhead) and left ends (blue arrowhead). The dorsal component of the synhymenium is composed of more closely spaced nassulid organelles.Collected from the slow-moving runoff of a freshwater pond near Boise, Idaho.Stained by the silver carbonate technique (Foissner,W. Europ. J. Protistol.27:313-330;1991).Brightfield.