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Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993. Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.Brightfield.
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Ventral view of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993 squashed and distorted by pressure from the coverglass. The arrowhead indicates the oral apparatus. The arrow points to a segment of ingested filamentous cyanobacterium. Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.DIC.
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Detail view of the oral basket of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993 squashed and distorted by pressure from the coverglass. The arrow points to the mematodesmata of the funnel-shaped cytopharynx.. Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.DIC.
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Ventral infraciliature of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993 squashed and distorted by pressure from the coverglass and by fixation. The yellow arrow indicates the posterior end of the oral apparatus. The green arrow points to the left termination of the paraoral membrane.The adoral membranelles are arrayed in an oblique line from this termination to the left anterior apex of the cell (yellow bracket).Stained by the silver carbonate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991). Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.Brightfield.
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Ventral infraciliature of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993. Stained by the silver carbonate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991). Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.Brightfield.
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Ventral infraciliature of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993. Stained by the silver carbonate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991). Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.Brightfield.
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Oral infraciliature of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993 The adoral membranelles are arrayed in an oblique line from the termination of the left part of the paraoral membrane to the left anterior apex of the cell.Stained by the silver carbonate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991). Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.Brightfield.
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Oral infraciliature of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993. The adoral membranelles are arrayed in an oblique line from the termination of the left part of the paraoral membrane to the left anterior apex of the cell. Stained by the silver carbonate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991). Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.Brightfield.
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Nuclear apparatus of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993. The more densely stained micronucleus (arrowhead) is attached to the macronucleus and may lie within its nuclear membrane. A similar arrangement is seen in the genus Rostrophrya.Stained by the silver carbonate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991). Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.Brightfield.
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Dorsal somatic ciliature of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993. The cilia are paired in the right anterior portion of the cell (green asterisk) but only the posterior basal body of the dikinetids in other parts of the body are ciliated (red asterisk).Stained by the silver carbonate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991). Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.Brightfield.
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Oral infraciliature of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993.The paraoral membrane is continuous except for a short open area at the left (between red arrowheads) anterior portion at which point the proximal adoral membranelles arise. The adoral membranelles are arrayed in an oblique line from the termination of the left part of the paraoral membrane to the left anterior apex of the cell (green arrowheads). Several postoral somatic kineties bend sharply around the posterior end of the paraoral membrane to parallel the right side of the oral opening (yellow arrowhead). A segment of ingested cyanobacteria is indicated by the yellow arrow.Stained by the silver carbonate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991). Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.DIC.
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Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993. The organisms appear dark green in vivo due to large numbers of ingested cyanobacterial fragments.Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.Phase contrast.
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Oral infraciliature of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993 The adoral membranelles are arrayed in an oblique line from the opening in the paraoral membrane to the left anterior apex of the cell.Stained by the silver carbonate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991). Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.Brightfield.
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Cyst of Kuklikophrya ougandae (Dragesco,1972) Foissner 1993.Like other colpodids, K. ougandae undergoes division within cysts. The oral apparatus is visible in the center of the cell.This individual has not begun division. Cysts are tranparent with a thin but firm yellowish membrane and a thicker outer coat of mucus to which debris adhere. Ingested cyanobacteria are visible in the cytoplasm.Somatic cilia persist at this stage of encystment allowing the organism to rotate slowly within the cyst wall. Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006. DIC.
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Cyst of Kuklikophrya ougandae (Dragesco,1972) Foissner 1993.Like other colpodids, K. ougandae undergoes division within cysts. This individual has not begun division. Cysts are tranparent with a thin but firm yellowish membrane and a thicker outer coat of mucus to which debris adhere. Ingested cyanobacteria are visible in the cytoplasm.Somatic cilia persist at this stage of encystment allowing the organism to rotate slowly within the cyst wall. Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006. Phase contrast.
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Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972 ) FOISSNER, 1993. The organisms appear dark green in vivo due to large numbers of ingested cyanobacterial fragments (Oscillatoria in this case).The oral aperture is indicated by the yellow line.Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.DIC.
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Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972 ) FOISSNER, 1993. The organisms appear dark green in vivo due to large numbers of ingested cyanobacterial fragments (Oscillatoria in this case).Collected from an organically enriched temporary freshwater pool near Boise, Idaho. May 2006.DIC.
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Platyophryid silverline system of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993. Stained by the Klein-Foissner silver nitrate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991).Brightfield.
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Platyophryid silverline system of Kuklikophrya ougandae (DRAGESCO, 1972) FOISSNER, 1993. The primary (kinetidal) meridians (pink arrow) alternate with thinner secondary meridians (light blue arrow) short transverse elements between the two meridians create a reticulate pattern. Stained by the Klein-Foissner silver nitrate technique (see Foissner, W. Europ. J. Protistol., 27:313-330;1991).Brightfield.