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Infraciliature

Image of Ctedoctematidae

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Ventral infraciliature of the pleuronematine scuticociliate, Ctedoctema acanthocryptum (Stokes, 1884). The species name has been corrected by Foissner from acanthocrypta to acanthocryptum to agree with the neuter genus name.Small elongate to oval ciliate that is slightly dorsoventrally compressed. There is a prominent paraoral membrane (seen here), which begins subapically and extends approximately two-third down the length of the cell on the right side of a shallow groove. The cytostome is at the posterior end of this groove. There is a three part adoral zone of membranelles on the left of the peristome. M1 is a longitudinal array of dikinetids from the sub-apical pole to about midway down the cell. The posterior end of M1 is obscured here by the densely stained macronucleus. M2 and M3 are small, oblique patches of kinetids posterior to M1. Both M2 and M3 are seen here just posterior to the macronucleus. Somatic ciliation uniform. There is a small unciliated “frontal plate” at the anterior apex. The edge of the pellicle appears slightly serrated. Numerous trichocysts present. Ovoid macronucleus in anterior body half. The contractile vacuole is posterior subterminal. Collected from freshwater pond near Boise, Idaho October 2004. Silver carbonate stain (see Foissner, W.Europ. J. Protistol.27, 313-330; 1991). DIC optics. 

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