Figure 11

Transmission electron micrographs (TEM) of Bihospites bacati n. gen. et sp. showing the emergence and organization of the flagella. A. Longitudinal TEM through the electron-dense region near the origin of the basal bodies. The ventral root (VR) originates from the ventral basal body (Vb). A row of microtubules (DMt) lines the dorsal side of the incipient flagellar pocket. B. Longitudinal TEM through the dorsal flagellum showing the dorsal basal body (Db) associated with the dorsal flagellar root (DR), the ventral basal body (Vb), and the dorsal microtubules (DMt). C-D. TEM sections showing the dorsal flagellum (Df) and the intermediate root (IR) associated with the ventral basal body (Vb). E. TEM showing oblique sections through both flagella and the positions of the VR, IR and DMt in the flagellar pocket. The electron-dense material from which the flagellar apparatus originated in Figure A elongates to form the dorsal lamella (DL). The double arrowheads show the paraxial rod in the ventral flagellum (Vf). F. Transverse TEM of the Df and Vf showing the 9+2 arrangement of microtubules in the axoneme and the heteromorphic paraxial rods (PR). (A-E bars = 500 nm; F bar = 200 nm)