Ciliate Image Database

Phylum:    Ciliophora
Subphylum:    Intramacronucleata
Class:    Oligohymenophorea

Subclass:    Hymenostomatia
Genus:    Tetrahymena
Species:    thermophila

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This image shows a deciliated, dividing Tetrahymena cell. Note the ciliary rows with broken-off stubs of cilia, and also the oral apparatuses with undulating membranes (viewer's left) and membranelles (viewer's right). This image also shows a complete new oral apparatus. (Kindly submitted by Joseph Frankel)

Dimensions: Microscopy: Scanning EM Category: General
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