Fig. 2. SEM. Ventral lateral view: dorso-ventral compression.
Fig. 3. SEM. Ventral view: both flagella and peduncle. Lf=longitudinal flagellum; Pd=peduncle; Tf=transverse flagellum.
Fig. 4. SEM. Antapical view. Longitudinal flagellum and tip of peduncle visible.
Fig. 5. SEM. Dorsal view of epitheca: intercalary plates 2a and 3a separated.
Fig. 6. SEM. Antapical view of hypotheca. Intercalary bands visible.
Fig. 7. LM. Ventral view. v=vacuole.
Fig. 8. LM. Centrally located nucleus. APC visible. APC=apical pore complex; n = nucleus.
Fig. 9. LM. Apical stalk (arrowhead) formation.
Fig. 10. LM. Completion of cytokinesis: two daughter cells are formed (arrowheads = cleavage points). Plane of fission is oblique.
Fig. 11. Line drawing. Epitheca: plate arrangement. Po=apical pore plate; X=canal plate.
Fig. 12. Line drawing. Hypotheca: Plate arrangement.