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CIL:21992*  Cite 
Description

Didinium ingests Paramecium. Note that Paramecium is nearly the waiting food vacuole and the proboscis of Didinium is beginning to reform. This micrograph also shows the metachronous waves of cilia in the two characteristic ciliary girdles of Didinium nasutum and bacteria on the surface that may represent ectosymbionts. The micrograph was taken in 1968 by G. Antipa on a Cambridge Mark IIA operating at 20kV. The negative magnification is 630X. Further details are available at Wessenberg, H. and Antipa, G. 1970. Capture and ingestion of Paramecium by Didinium nasutum. J. Protozool. 17:250-270.

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Didinium nasutum
Paramecium sp.
Cell Type
cell by organism
eukaryotic cell
Eukaryotic Protist
Ciliated Protist
Cellular Component
oral apparatus
phagocytic cup
cell cortex
cell surface
extracellular symbiont
Biological Context
Biological Process
phagocytosis
phagocytosis, engulfment
response to symbiont
Attribution
Names
Gregory Antipa (San Francisco State University)
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL21992
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil21992
Grouping This image is part of a group.
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
illumination by electrons
secondary_electron imaging
Parameters Imaged
illumination by electrons
secondary electron generation
secondary_electron imaging
Source of Contrast
detection of electrons
Visualization Methods
shadowing and plating
Processing History
recorded image
film
Data Qualifiers
raw, unprocessed data
Sample Preparation
Methods
chemically fixed tissue
Parducz fixative
lyophilized specimen
Au/Pd metal sputter-coat
Relation To Intact Cell
whole mounted tissue
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 4522px 22nm
Y 5984px 22nm