Studies on Tintinnida Using Scanning Electron Microscopy

Two species of Tintinnida were grown in vitro and their loricae examined by SEM. Tintinnopsis parva loricae clearly showed the anterior spiral region characteristic of a number of species in this genus. A novel method of building a lorica, one using fibrous spherules, was found for Tintinnidium sp....

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Published in:Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 1976-10, Vol.95 (4), p.707-711
Main Authors: Gold, Kenneth, Morales, Eleanor A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bays
Biological taxonomies
Cilia
Drying
Electron microscopes
Electronic structure
Protozoa
Scanning electron microscopy
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Summary:Two species of Tintinnida were grown in vitro and their loricae examined by SEM. Tintinnopsis parva loricae clearly showed the anterior spiral region characteristic of a number of species in this genus. A novel method of building a lorica, one using fibrous spherules, was found for Tintinnidium sp. The authors confirm earlier analyses of the structure of the adoral membranelles and add to the knowledge of the arrangement of the somatic cilia.
ISSN:0003-0023
DOI:10.2307/3225397