Ciliate Image Database

Phylum:    Ciliophora
Subphylum:    Intramacronucleata
Class:    Spirotrichea

Subclass:    Hypotrichia
Genus:    Oxytricha
Species:    fallax

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Mirror-image doublet phenotype of Oxytricha created by heat shock. The cell has two sets of cortical structures juxtaposed and arranged in mirror-image fashion. Early stage of division.

Dimensions: Microscopy: Scanning EM Category: General
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