ULTRASTRUCTURE OF DIPLONEMA-AMBULATOR LARSEN AND PATTERSON (EUGLENOZOA) AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ISONEMA

被引:33
作者
TRIEMER, RE [1 ]
OTT, DW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AKRON,DEPT BIOL,AKRON,OH 44325
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Diplonema; Euglenozoa; Isonema; Ultrastructure;
D O I
10.1016/S0932-4739(11)80123-9
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The fine structure of a small phagotrophic protist, Diplonema ambulator, associated with deteriorating leaves of some species of the common fresh-water aquarium plant, Cryptocoryne is described. The organisms bear two short flagella which arise subapically and have a flexible cell surface often exhibiting pronounced changes in shape. Under the plasma membrane is a single layer of interconnected microtubules. Adjacent to the microtubules is a peripheral reticulate mitochondrion with plate-like cristae and numerous dense beaded inclusions. A large complex microtubular-based feeding apparatus extending to the cell surface is surrounded by several food vacuoles. Because the organism fits the light microscopic description of the genus Diplonema and has ultrastructural features attributable to Isonema we recommend that these taxa be regarded as synonymous and that existing species of Isonema be transferred to the genus Diplonema. © 1990, Gustav Fischer Verlag · Stuttgart · New York. All rights reserved.
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页码:316 / 320
页数:5
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