Genus: Cigar- or foot-shaped; a single macronucleus and 1 to several vesicular or compact microuclei
(Kudo, 1966).
Species: |
Paramecium duboscqui, a stock culture,
cell body 125 μm long, 50 μm wide,
contractile vacuole without radial canals, developed by fusion of small vacuoles,
x 400, x 640, Japan, 2001 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Cell body slightly flattened with coverglass, x 400
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
Cell body strongly flattened with coverglass, x 640
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
P. duboscqui stained with azure C; by Y. Tsukii