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Scopula, the stalk forming region at the aboral end of the cell body
of O. coarctata. A group of basal bodies each gives rise to a
modified cilium that gives rise to a cylinder of striated fibrous
“straws” that occupy the lumen of the non-contractile stalk (see Figs.
13 and 14). tbb, a basal body of the trochal region;
nfv, the end of the empty nascent food vacuole tube that is
surrounded by lamellar microtubules that arise from the cytopharynx;
mac, macronucleus; my, myoneme; pek, perioral
kinetid. EM taken on 6/10/69 by R. Allen with Philips 300 TEM. Neg.
11,800X. Bar = 1µm.
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