Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
The @journal of eukaryotic microbiology
3 (1956), S. 0
ISSN:
1550-7408
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
SUMMARY. A study has been made of the cytology of an undescribed species of Spirostomum. The species is much smaller than S. ambiguum. The peristome extends to about half the length of the animal, whereas in S. ambiguum it is about two-thirds the body length. The nuclear apparatus reveals some striking differences. The macronucleus is cylindrical, and not chain-like, in the vegetative animal. The micronuclei are far fewer than in S. ambiguum and number 6–15, but are larger in size. During binary fission, the macronucleus becomes condensed into an oval or polymorphic mass and is drawn out again into a cylinder before it is cut into two lengths. The micro-nuclei divide by mitosis and, whatever their number in the vegetative animal, only 7–8 take part in the division. The others presumably degenerate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1956.tb02449.x
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