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Fig. 5

From: Insights into the origin of metazoan multicellularity from predatory unicellular relatives of animals

Fig. 5

Cell structures and organelles of Syssomonas multiformis. a Golgi apparatus. bd Mitochondria. e Contractile vacuole. f Food vacuole with remnants of eukaryotic prey (Parabodo, flagella, and paraxial rods are seen) at the beginning of exocytosis. g Food vacuole containing cyst of Parabodo at the beginning of exocytosis. h Food vacuole containing starch granule. i Exocytosis of food vacuole. j Reserve substance and filopodia. k, l Cysts. ci, crystalloid inclusion; ct, cyst of the prey cell; cv, contractile vacuole; en, cyst envelope; fl, flagellum; fp, filopodia; fv, food vacuole; Ga, Golgi apparatus; mt, mitochondrion; n, nucleus; nu, nucleolus; rs, reserve substance; sg, starch granule. Scale bars: a 2, b 1, c 0.5, d 2, e 2, f 2, g 2, h 2, i 2, j 2, k 2, l 1 μm

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