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Ventral view of the small marine dysteriid ciliate, Trochilia sigmoides (Dujardin,1841).This is the type species for the genus, Trochilia.The cell outline is ovoid. The dorsum is arched with deep S-shaped grooves.The ventral surface is flat. Ciliature is restricted to the ventral surface except for a small left anterior dorsal brush (visible at the shallow notch in this view.Several right somatic kineties are visible here.The ventral cytostome is supported by two stout nematodesmata (the anterior ends of which are seen here). There is a prominent posteroventral adhesive podite seen end-on here.Collected from tide pools at Alkai Beach,Seattle, Washington 47°35'41.87" N;122° 23'17.57" W.January 2006.DIC.
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Dorsal view of the small marine dysteriid ciliate, Trochilia sigmoides (Dujardin,1841).This is the type species for the genus, Trochilia.The cell outline is ovoid. The dorsum is arched with deep S-shaped grooves.The ventral surface is flat. Ciliature is restricted to the ventral surface except for a small left anterior dorsal brush.The ventral cytostome is supported by two stout nematodesmata. There is a prominent posteroventral adhesive podite. Collected from tide pools at Alkai Beach,Seattle washingto 47°35'41.87" N;122° 23'17.57" W.January 2006.DIC.
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Dorsal view of the small marine dysteriid ciliate, Trochilia sigmoides (Dujardin,1841).This is the type species for the genus, Trochilia.The cell outline is ovoid. The dorsum is arched with deep S-shaped grooves.The ventral surface is flat. Ciliature is restricted to the ventral surface except for a small left anterior dorsal brush.The ventral cytostome is supported by two stout nematodesmata. There is a prominent posteroventral adhesive podite. There are two contractile vacuoles one of which is visible here.The macronucleus is hetereomerous.Collected from tide pools at Alkai Beach,Seattle, Washington 47°35'41.87" N;122° 23'17.57" W.January 2006.DIC.
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Lateral view of the small marine dysteriid ciliate, Trochilia sigmoides (Dujardin,1841).This is the type species for the genus, Trochilia.The cell outline is ovoid. The dorsum is arched with deep S-shaped grooves.The ventral surface is flat. Ciliature is restricted to the ventral surface except for a small left anterior dorsal brush.The ventral cytostome is supported by two stout nematodesmata. There is a prominent posteroventral adhesive podite(seen well here to viewer's left). Collected from tide pools at Alkai Beach,Seattle,Washington 47°35'41.87" N;122° 23'17.57" W.January 2006.DIC.
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Ventral view of the small marine dysteriid ciliate, Trochilia sigmoides (Dujardin,1841).This is the type species for the genus, Trochilia.The cell outline is ovoid. The dorsum is arched with deep S-shaped grooves.The ventral surface is flat. Ciliature is restricted to the ventral surface except for a small left anterior dorsal brush.Several right somatic kineties are visible here.The ventral cytostome is supported by two stout nematodesmata (the anterior ends of which are seen here). There is a prominent posteroventral adhesive podite (seen here).Collected from tide pools at Alkai Beach,Seattle,Washington 47°35'41.87" N;122°23'17.57" W.January 2006.DIC.
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Ventral view of the small marine dysteriid ciliate, Trochilia sigmoides (Dujardin,1841).This is the type species for the genus, Trochilia.The cell outline is ovoid. The dorsum is arched with deep S-shaped grooves.The ventral surface is flat. Ciliature is restricted to the ventral surface except for a small left anterior dorsal brush. Several right somatic kineties are visible here.The ventral cytostome is supported by two stout nematodesmata (seen here). There is a prominent posteroventral adhesive podite (seen here).Collected from tide pools at Alkai Beach,Seattle,Washington 47°35'41.87" N;122°23'17.57" W.January 2006.DIC.
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Ventral view of the small marine dysteriid ciliate, Trochilia sigmoides (Dujardin,1841).This is the type species for the genus, Trochilia.The cell outline is ovoid. The dorsum is arched with deep S-shaped grooves.The ventral surface is flat. Ciliature is restricted to the ventral surface except for a small left anterior dorsal brush. The right somatic kineties are visible here (arrow).The ventral cytostome is supported by two stout nematodesmata (large arrowhead). Two short left kineties are seen just to the left and anterior to the cytostome (small arrowhead).Collected from tide pools at Alkai Beach,Seattle,Washington 47°35'41.87" N;122°23'17.57" W.January 2006.DIC.
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