Figs 1–7 in A Morphogenetic Description of Thigmokeronopsis stoecki Shao et al., 2008 (Ciliophora, Hypotricha) and a Comparison with Members of the Family Pseudokeronopsidae

Figs 1–7. Morphology and photomicrographs of Thigmokeronopsis stoecki from life (1, 4–7) and after protargol impregnation (2, 3). 1 – ventral view of a representative individual (from Shao et al. 2008b); 2, 3 – ventral and dorsal views of the infraciliature (from Shao et al. 2008b); 4 – ventral view of a typical individual; 5 – dorsal view, to show the distinct flexibility of the body; 6 – dorsal view of anterior portion, to show the transparent cytoplasm and sparsely distributed cortical granules (arrows); 7 – dorsal view, noting the arrangement of cortical granules (arrows). AZM – adoral zone of membranelles, DK – dorsal kineties, FC – frontal cirri, LMR – left marginal row, Ma – macronuclear nodules, MC – midventral complex, RMR – right marginal row, TC – transverse cirri, TF – thigmotactic field. Scale bars: 100 µm (in Figs 1, 4, 5) and 50 µm (in Figs 2, 3).