Nassophorea: Nassophoria: Peniculida: Parameciidae

Paramecium caudatum

Nuclear events during/after conjugation

by K. Mikami


1: Early micronuclear migration, 2: Meiotic prophase, 3: Crescent stage, by K. Mikami

4: Nuclear exchange, 5: Nuclear fusion (karyogamy), 6: , 7: First postzygotic division, by K. Mikami

8: Second postzygotic division, 9: Third postzygotic division, 10: Four anlage and micronuclei,
11: Two anlage after first postzygotic cell division, by K. Mikami


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