Figure 1. Morphology of the hypotrichous ciliate Stylonychia lemnae.

Figure 1

Morphology of the hypotrichous ciliate Stylonychia lemnae.(A) Light microscopic photograph of S. lemnae showing the large macronuclei and the diploid micronuclei (kindly provided by D. Ammermann). (B) Scanning electron micrograph of S. lemnae (kindly provided by M. Schlegel)

From: The Biology of Telomeres in Hypotrichous Ciliates

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