Figure 9

Diagrams showing a reconstruction of the ultrastructure of Bihospites bacati n. gen. et sp. Relationships between C-shaped rod apparatus, nucleus, cytostomal funnel, feeding pocket, flagellar pocket and vestibulum, as inferred from serial transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and light microscopy (LM). A. Cell viewed from the right side showing the positions of the nucleus (N), the C-shaped main rod (r), the accessory rod (ar), and the cytostomal funnel (cyt) in relation to the feeding pocket (FeP), the flagellar pocket (FP) and the vestibulum (vt); Vf = ventral flagellum; Df = dorsal flagellum; Db = dorsal basal body; Vb = ventral basal body. B. Diagram emphasizing the relationship between nucleus (N), main rod (r), and folded accessory rod (ar). The diagram is divided into three sections; and the nucleus removed from the top section for clarity. Posterior end of the main rod positioned at the level of the vestibulum on the ventral side of the nucleus. This rod extends posteriorly and then encircles the posterior, dorsal and anterior ends of the nucleus before terminating on the ventral side of the nucleus just above the vestibulum; therefore, this rod is C-shaped. The folded accessory rod runs along the C-shaped main rod for most of its length, terminating at the same point just above the vestibulum; however, on the ventral side of the nucleus, the posterior end of the accessory rod extends both anteriorly, defining the cytostomal funnel (cyt), and ventrally toward the ventral basal body.