FIGURE 5 in Redescriptions of five species of marine peritrichs, Zoothamnium plumula, Zoothamnium nii, Zoothamnium wang, Pseudovorticella bidulphiae, and Pseudovorticella marina (Protista, Ciliophora)

FIGURE 5. Morphology of Pseudovorticella marina (A–D, I–Q) and similar species (E–H). A, J, M. General view of typical cells. B. Variations in shape of the cell body. C. From Warren, 1986. D. Oral infraciliature, arrow marks the epistomial membrane. E. Pseudovorticella punctata (from Ji et al. 2006a). F. Vorticella campanulata (from Warren 1986). G. Vorticella fusca (from Warren 1986). H. Vorticella jaerae (from Precht 1935). I. Zooids seen at low magnification. K. Detail of stalk, arrows mark mitochondria. L. Detail of infundibular polykineties. N. Trochal band (arrows). O. Oral view of protargol impregnated specimen showing the epistomial membrane (arrow) and germinal kinety (arrowheads). P, Q. Silverline system, arrows mark pellicular pores. Abbreviations: G, germinal kinety; H, haplokinety; P1–3, infundibular polykinety 1–3; Po, polykinety. Scale bars: 20 Μm (Figs. A–C, E–H), 60 Μm (Fig. J), 100 Μm (Fig. M), 150 Μm (Fig. I).Fig. 1Published as part of Ji, Daode, Shin, Mann Kyoon, Choi, Joong Ki, Clamp, John C., Al-Rasheid, Khaled A. S. & Song, Weibo, 2011, Redescriptions of five species of marine peritrichs, Zoothamnium plumula, Zoothamnium nii, Zoothamnium wang, Pseudovorticella bidulphiae, and Pseudovorticella marina (Protista, Ciliophora), pp. 47-59 in Zootaxa 2930 on page 56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27802