Figure 3 in Updating the phylogeny and taxonomy of pleurostomatid ciliates (Protista: Ciliophora) with establishment of a new family, a new genus and two new species

Figure 3. Photomicrographs of Paralitonotus foissneri sp. nov. in life (A–I), after silver proteinate staining (J–L) and after Hoechst 33342 staining (M). A, B, left views. C, right view; the arrow marks the contractile vacuole. D–F, G, I, shape variants; the arrow points to the contractile vacuole, and the arrowhead marks macronuclear nodules. H, details of cytoplasm; arrowheads point to extrusomes. J, right side of the holotype specimen. K, macronuclear nodules. L, details of anterior portion of right side; asterisks mark the anterior end of right somatic kineties. M, showing the nuclear apparatus; arrowhead indicates the micronucleus, and arrows show the macronuclear nodules. Abbreviations: Ma, macronucleus; PK1, perioral kinety 1. Scale bars: 100 µm in A–E; 40 µm in F, G, J; 75 µm in I; 30 µm in M.