Longitudinal division of a naked Frenzelina cell
December 16 I had several specimens of a large naked Frenzelina species in a wet mount which I had kept for over two weeks in de moisture chamber. I could observe a division of one specimen, at least the last part of it. It’s a longitudinal division, which means that the division starts at the “dorsal” side and ends with the division of the mouth or pseudostome.
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Beginning of observation; one of two nuclei is visible; there is one pseudostome.
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The “isthmus” between both cells gets smaller.
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One thick lobopodium is present and one pseudostome.
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Each cell develops its own pseudostome. It’s not clear how the original pseudostome splits into two new ones.
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The arrow points to the collar of the new pseudostome.
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Cells move farther away from each other.
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Both cells are separated.