Fig. 15. Energy-dispersive X in On the Nature of Tintinnid Loricae (Ciliophora: Spirotricha: Tintinnina): a Histochemical, Enzymatic, EDX, and High-resolution TEM Study

Fig. 15. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometric (EDX) analysis in the scanning electron microscope, using uncoated material. The analysed area of the Eutintinnus angustatus lorica is marked by a white frame (~ 11 × 9 µm in size). Since this part of the lorica was freely suspended in the vacuum, elemental detection occurred without influence of the carbon substrate.