Electron Micrographs of the Pellicle of a Species of Euglena

Authors

James F. Reger, State University of Iowa
H. W. Beams, State University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Electron microscope studies on whole mounts of Euglena demonstrated that the pellicle was composed of alternate grooves and ridges which were orientated in a spiral and longitudinal direction with respect to the long axis of the animal (Saxe 1947; Groupe 1947). Wolkin and Palade (1953) have presented electron micrographs of sectioned Euglena and made brief reference to the pellicle. It is the purpose of this paper to present further details on the structure of the Euglena pellicle as seen in thinly sectioned material under the electron microscope.

Publication Date

1954

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

61

Issue

1

First Page

593

Last Page

597

Copyright

©1954 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Reger, James F. and Beams, H. W. (1954) "Electron Micrographs of the Pellicle of a Species of Euglena," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 61(1), 593-597.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol61/iss1/78