FIGURE 1 in Description of Diploplastron dehorityi sp. nov. (Entodiniomorphida, Ophryoscolecidae), a new rumen ciliate from Brazilian sheep (Ovis aries)

FIGURE 1. Diploplastron ciliates recorded in Brazilian domestic sheep (Ovis aries L.). a–f. Diploplastron dehorityi sp. nov. a. Schematic drawing based on specimen stained with Lugol's solution. b. Schematic drawing of the oral infraciliary bands pattern. c–d. Schematic drawing of variations in the morphology of skeletal plates. e. Specimen stained with Lugol's solution. f. Specimen impregnated with silver carbonate. g–j. Diploplastron affine (Dogiel and Fedorowa, 1925). g. Schematic drawing based on specimen stained with Lugol's solution. h. Schematic drawing of the oral infraciliary bands pattern. i. Specimen stained with Lugol's solution. j. Specimen impregnated with silver carbonate. e–j. ACZ: adoral ciliary zone; AP: adoral polybrachykinety; CV: contractile vacuole; DCZ: dorsal ciliary zone; DP: dorsal polybrachykinety; Ma: macronucleus; Mi: micronucleus; Sk: skeletal plate; VP: vestibular polybrachykinety. Bars (e, f, i, j): 20 µm.