in vivo
Portrait of the diplomonad Hexamita inflata (Dujardin 1838).Collected from sapropelic bottom sediments of a freshwater pond near Boise, Idaho. Phase contrast. This image was taken by William Bourland. He now uses a Zeiss Axioskop 2 with Spot Insight and Spot Flex CCD cameras (Diagnostic Instruments). Image copyright: William Bourland, image used under license to MBL (micro*scope).
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Hexamita inflata
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Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
| Description of Hexamita inflata: Cells are roundish to ovoid and about 6 - 10 microns long. Several contractile vacuoles are seen. The posterior end of the cell may be pointed or rounded. Two nuclei are located anteriorly, and two longitudinal cytostomal tubes are visible below the equator of the cell and on the ventral side of the cell. There are two sets of 4 flagella (total eight flagella); two medium flagella are about 1.3 - 1.5 times the cell length, four short flagella are about the cell length. These flagella insert anterio-laterally into a small depression on the anterior part of the cell. Two long flagella emerge from the cytostomal tube and are about 2 times the length of the cell. The long flagella normally cross each other. The cells move by skidding or swimming. |
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