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30381
Comments Illustration showing the organization and main components of the euglenid pellicle.
Reference Modified from Leander, B. S., H. J. Esson, and S. A. Breglia. 2007. Macroevolution of complex cytoskeletal systems in euglenids. BioEssays 29:987-1000.
Creator Heather Esson and Brian Leander
Copyright © 2007 Heather Esson and Brian Leander
Image Use restricted
Attached to Group Euglenida: view page image collection
Title strip.jpg
Image Type Diagram
Image Content Ultrastructure
Subject Histology, Morphology
ID 30381
30387
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Copyright © Brian S. Leander
Image Use restricted
Attached to Group Euglenida: view page image collection
Title sems2.jpg
Image Type Photograph
Image Content Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
Technical Information Scanning electron micrographs
ID 30387
30388
Comments Scanning electron micrographs showing the relative number of pellicle strips and the size differences between a small bacterivore (left, with 4 pellicle strips) and a large euglenophyte (right, with 48 pellicle strips).
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Copyright © Brian S. Leander
Image Use ToL use only
Attached to Group Euglenida: view page image collection
Petalomonas: view page image collection
Lepocinclis: view page image collection
Title size.jpg
Image Type Photograph
Image Content Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
Technical Information Scanning electron micrograph
ID 30388
30441
Scientific Name Distigma, Eutreptia, Euglena
Comments metaboly in different euglenids: (B) Distigma, (C) Eutreptia and (D) Euglena
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Copyright © 2004 Brian S. Leander
Image Use ToL use only
Attached to Group Euglena: view page image collection
Distigma: view page image collection
Eutreptia: view page image collection
Title metaboly.jpg
Image Type Photograph
Image Content Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
Technical Information scanning electron micrographs
ID 30441
30442
Scientific Name Monomorphina (A), Phacus (B-C), Lepocinclis (D-E), Rhabdomonas (F)
Comments Scanning electron micrographs of photoautotrophic and primary osmotrophic euglenids that have independently lost the ability to undergo metaboly
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Copyright © Brian S. Leander
Image Use restricted
Attached to Group Monomorphina: view page image collection
Lepocinclis: view page image collection
Phacus: view page image collection
Rhabdomonas: view page image collection
Title rigid.jpg
Image Type Photograph
Image Content Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
Technical Information Scanning electron micrographs
ID 30442
30446
Comments Images showing the heterodynamic orientation of the dorsal (anterior) and ventral (posterior) flagella in gliding (phagotrophic) cells.
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © 2008 Brian S. Leander
Attached to Group Euglenida: view page image collection
Title flag3.jpg
Image Type Photograph
Image Content Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
Technical Information Light micrograph (A) and scanning electron micrograph (B)
ID 30446
30816
Scientific Name Stephanopogon minuta
Creator Image taken by Naoji Yubuki
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © Brian S. Leander
Attached to Group Stephanopogon: view page image collection
Title stephanopogon1.jpg
Image Type Photograph
Image Content Specimen(s)
ID 30816
30867
Comments eukaryovorous cell showing the feeding rods
Copyright © Brian S. Leander
Image Use ToL use only
Attached to Group Euglenida: view page image collection
Title feed1.jpg
Image Type Photograph
Image Content Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
Technical Information light micrograph
ID 30867
32139
Comments Organization of the euglenid feeding apparatus: relationship of the feeding rods with the flagellar pocket (the anterior tip of the cell has been cut to show a transverse view of the apparatus).
Reference modified from Leander, B. S., H. J. Esson, and S. A. Breglia. 2007. Macroevolution of complex cytoskeletal systems in euglenids. BioEssays 29:987-1000.
Copyright © Brian S. Leander
Image Use ToL use only
Attached to Group Euglenida: view page image collection
Title feedingrods.jpg
Image Type Diagram
Image Content Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
ID 32139
30876
Comments Two cells that glide along substrates showing a straight anterior flagellum (A) and a thick recurrent or posterior flagellum that trails the cell (B)
Copyright © Brian S. Leander
Image Use ToL use only
Attached to Group Euglenida: view page image collection
Title general1.jpg
Image Type Photograph
Image Content Specimen(s), Ultrastructure
Technical Information Light micrograph
ID 30876
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