Prostomatea

Fig 1a: Balanion comatum Line drawing of protargol stained cell

Fig 1b: Balanion comatum Line drawing of live cell (from Wulff, 1919)

Fig. 2: Balanion comatum Lugol's fixed cell, lateral view

Fig 3: Balanion comatum Lugol's fixed cell, lateral view

Fig 4: Balanion comatum Lugol's fixed cell, lateral view

Fig 5: Balanion comatum Lugol's fixed and DAPI stained cell, illustrating nuclear shape

Fig 10: Balanion comatum Lugol?s fixed cell

Fig 11: Balanion comatum Lugol?s fixed cell

Fig 12: Balanion comatum Lugol?s fixed cell

Fig 1a Line drawing, showing structure of the epiplasmal platelets.

Fig 1b Line drawing of a protargol stained cell, showing infraciliature and nuclei.

Fig 2: Lugol?s fixed cells, lateral view

Fig 3: Lugol?s fixed cells, lateral view

Fig 4: Lugol?s fixed cells, lateral view

Fig 5: Lugol?s fixed cells, lateral view

Fig 6 Lugol?s fixed and DAPI stained cell (identical to Fig 4), illustrating nuclear shape.

The mouth end of this marine ciliate is at the top. It has calcium carbonate plates (the beaded surface). It feeds on microscopic algae.

Fig 7,8,9 Protargol-stained cells, lateral views, showing maronucleus (Ma), somatic kineties (K), and oral cilia and kinetosomes (OC and OK).

Fig 7,8,9 Protargol-stained cells, lateral views, showing maronucleus (Ma), somatic kineties (K), and oral cilia and kinetosomes (OC and OK).

Fig 7,8,9 Protargol-stained cells, lateral views, showing maronucleus (Ma), somatic kineties (K), and oral cilia and kinetosomes (OC and OK).

Fig 10: Length of the somatic cilia

Fig 11: Oral cilia (OC) and length of somatic cilia; 12. Horizontal ridges.

Fig 12: Horizontal ridges.

Fig 13 Protargol-stained cell, lateral view.