Macronucleus and micronucleus
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Ventral view of the large hypotrich ciliate, Euplotes eurystomus (Wrześniowski, 1870) stained with methyl green-pyronin. The macronucleus and micronucleus appear green-blue here. The macronucleus is 3 shaped. A small spherical micronucleus sits in a shallow notch at the anterior left edge of the macronucleus. The macronucleus assumes a reverse C-shape prior to division. Collected from a freshwater aquaculture pond near Boise, Idaho. DIC.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Alveolata (alveolates)
- Ciliophora (ciliates)
- Intramacronucleata
- Spirotrichea
- Hypotrichia
- Euplotida
- Euplotidae
- Euplotes
- Euplotes eurystomus
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