Acineria Dujardin 1841

Left side of Acineria incurvata DUJARDIN,1841, a pleurostomatid ciliate found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.

Puras de Villafranca, Castilla y Len, Espaa

Acineria incurvata DUJARDIN,1841 a pleurostomatid ciliate found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. The yellow line parallels the distinctive oral bulge which recurves dorsally and to the left at its anterior end. The bulge has a helical structure like a two-stranded string.The pattern is faintly visible here.The dorsal brush consists of a single file of obliquely oriented dikinetids bearing non-motile clavate cilia (red arrowhed). Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.DIC.

Puras de Villafranca, Castilla y Len, Espaa

Acineria incurvata DUJARDIN,1841 a pleurostomatid ciliate found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. The yellow arrowhead indicates cilia of perioral kinety 2 which borders the oral bulge on the right side. The distinctive oral bulge recurves dorsally and to the left at its anterior end. The dorsal brush consists of a single file of obliquely oriented dikinetids bearing non-motile clavate cilia (red arrowhed). The light blue arrowhead indicates the posterior end of the oral bulge.Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.DIC.

Right side of Acineria incurvata DUJARDIN,1841, a pleurostomatid ciliate found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.DIC.

Dorsal view of Acineria incurvata DUJARDIN,1841.The oral bulge recurves posteriorly and to the left at its anterior end. This pleurostomatid ciliate is found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.DIC.

Left dorsolateral view of Acineria incurvata DUJARDIN,1841, a pleurostomatid ciliate found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.DIC

Left dorsolateral view of Acineria incurvata DUJARDIN,1841, a pleurostomatid ciliate found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.DIC

Acineria incurvata DUJARDIN,1841 a pleurostomatid ciliate found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. The distinctive oral bulge recurves dorsally and to the left at its anterior end. The bulge has a helical structure like a two-stranded string.The dorsal brush consists of a single file of obliquely oriented dikinetids bearing non-motile clavate cilia. Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.DIC.

Ventral infraciliature of Acineria incurvata DUJARDIN,1841, a pleurostomatid ciliate found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.Stained by a silver carbonate technique adapted for marine ciliates (Ma,H. et al.An Improved Silver Carbonate Impregnation for Marine Ciliated Protozoa.Acta Protozool.42:161–164;2003.Brightfield.

Somatic infraciliature (right side) of Acineria incurvata (DUJARDIN,1841), a pleurostomatid ciliate found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.Stained by a silver carbonate technique adapted for marine ciliates (Ma,H. et al.An Improved Silver Carbonate Impregnation for Marine Ciliated Protozoa.Acta Protozool.42:161–164;2003).Brightfield.

Somatic infraciliature (right side) of Acineria incurvata (DUJARDIN,1841), a pleurostomatid ciliate found in heavily polluted freshwater and marine habitats. Collected from effluent of a protein skimmer at a commercial saltwater aquarium in Boise,Idaho. January 2007.Stained by a silver carbonate technique adapted for marine ciliates (Ma,H. et al.An Improved Silver Carbonate Impregnation for Marine Ciliated Protozoa.Acta Protozool.42:161–164;2003).Brightfield.