scholarly journals Metabolic quirks and the colourful history of the Euglena gracilis secondary plastid

2019 ◽  
Vol 225 (4) ◽  
pp. 1578-1592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna M. G. Novák Vanclová ◽  
Martin Zoltner ◽  
Steven Kelly ◽  
Petr Soukal ◽  
Kristína Záhonová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Euglena Gracilis ◽  
Secondary Plastid ◽  
History Of

Amoeba hugonis n.sp.: Life-history

1952 ◽  
Vol s3-93 (24) ◽  
pp. 427-434
Author(s):  
MONICA TAYLOR
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
New Species ◽  
Nuclear Membrane ◽  
Euglena Gracilis ◽  
Adult Specimen ◽  
History Of ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Average Adult

Material collected in Loch Tannoch was allowed to macerate in a chemical nutrient. A rich crop of Euglena gracilis as well as other infusoria resulted. Eight months later, when the Euglena had encysted, many amoebae were found at the bottom of the receptacle. They constitute a new species, here named Amoeba hugonis. An average adult specimen, when extended, measures about 104x52·2µ. The nucleus consists of a central karyosome lying in the nuclear sap, separated from the cytoplasm by a wellmarked nuclear membrane. Between the latter and the karyosome is situated an achromatic ‘collar’ with chromatin particles embedded in it. Fission is described, but a study of mitosis has been deferred. The life-history of this small amoeba is very similar to that of the large A. proteus, &c. The cycle occupies two months. Chromidia begin to appear in the cytoplasm of the early adult. They give rise to spores, out of which amoebulae hatch.

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