cyst
Scanning electron micrograph of the cyst of Actinophrys sol, from which the surrounding mucus layer has been removed. The image shows the layer of irregular siliceous plates that gives the cyst its rigidity. This was added to the site by D. J. Patterson. Image copyright: D. J. Patterson, image used under license to MBL (micro*scope).
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Actinophrys sol
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Protsville
| Description of Actinophrys sol: Actinophrys is a spherically symmetrical heliozoon, body 15 - 60 microns, with a large central nucleus with peripheral nucleolar material. Often with about 40-50 arms, the arms taper from base to tip. A layer of peripheral vacuoles may be present especially after feeding. The axonemes terminate on the nucleus. Several species are known, mostly occuring in freshwater. The type-species A. sol is the most widely reported freshwater heliozoon. |
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