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English: Flagellata:

1. Trichonympha agilis, Leidy, from gut of White Ant (Termite).

2. Opalina ranarum, Purkinje parasitic in frog rectum multinucleate adult.

3, 4. Binary fissions of same, 1-nucleat individual at final stage of fission.

5. Same encysted dejected from rectum to be swallowed by tadpole.

6. Young 1-nucleate individual emerged from cyst, destined to grow, proliferating its nuclei to adult form.

   a = nucleus.
b = food (?) particles in Fig. 1.
Date published 1911
Source “Flagellata,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 10, 1911, p. 466, fig. 3.
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current16:12, 8 August 2018Thumbnail for version as of 16:12, 8 August 2018489 × 850 (249 KB)Bob Burkhardt{{Information |description ={{en|1=Flagellata: 1. Trichonympha agilis, Leidy, from gut of White Ant (Termite). 2. Opalina ranarum, Purkinje parasitic in frog rectum multinucleate adult. 3, 4. Binary fissions of same, 1-nucleat individual at final stage of fission. 5. Same encysted dejected from rectum to be swallowed by tadpole. 6. Young 1-nucleate individual emerged from cyst, destined to grow, proliferating its nuclei to adult form. a = nucleus. b = food (?) particles in Fig...