Chlamydodon triquetrus O.F. Müller 1786
Chlamydodon triquetrus: ventral view. Focus plane on the oval cytostome with nematodesmal rods.
 
Chlamydodon triquetrus: crop of the above image (turned 90 degrees clockwise).
 
Chlamydodon triquetrus: Focus plane on the macronucleus and the cross-striated band that surrounds the whole cell except for a small area at the posterior end (see next image).
 
Chlamydodon triquetrus: the cytoplasma contains many yellow granules that give the whole ciliate a yellowish color. Also visible are some contractile vacuoles and an aggregation of orange granules (arrowhead) that is also mentioned by KAHL (1935).
 
Chlamydodon triquetrus: closeup of the cross-striated band
 
Chlamydodon triquetrus: another specimen with two ingested diatoms.
 
Chlamydodon triquetrus: cross-striated band after treatment with destilled water.
 
Chlamydodon triquetrus: after treatment with destilled water also the pattern of the kinetids becomes visible.
 
Location: Bad Frankenhausen; Kyffhäuser, Elisabethquelle
Habitat: detritus in salinic water (salinity 4-7%)
Date: 21.10.2016
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