Fig. 4 in New discoveries of the genus Thuricola Kent, 1881 (Ciliophora, Peritrichia, Vaginicolidae), with descriptions of three poorly known species from China

Fig. 4. Morphology and ciliature of Thuricola kellicottiana. (A) Narrow side view of an individual with two zooids. (B) Narrow side view of an individual with single zooid. (C) Wide side view of an individual with single zooid, to show macronucleus in vivo. (D) Narrow side view of lorica. (E) Wide side view of lorica. (F) Detail of pellicle, to show the transverse striations and aboral trochal band. (G) Macronucleus after protargol staining. (H) Model pattern of oral ciliature. (I) Oral ciliature. (J) T. innixa from Kellicottiana, 1884. (K) Thuricolopsis kellicottiana from Stokes, 1887. (L) Cothurnia castellensis from Penard, 1914. (M) T. amphora from Sommer, 1951. (N) T. kellicottiana from Bernerth, 1982. (O) T. kellicottiana from Nusch, 1970. (P) T. kellicottiana from Trueba, 1980. (Q) T. kellicottiana from Shen and Gu (2016). EM1–2, epistomial membrane 1–2; G, germinal kinety; H, haplokinety; JM, junctional membrane; Ma, macronucleus; Po, polykinety; P1–3, infundibular polykineties 1–3; Sp, spine; TB: trochal band; Val, valve. Scale bars = 100 μm.