Figure 2. Photomicrographs of live (A-D) and protargol impregnated (E-I) specimens of Microdileptus indica n. sp. A. Specimen showing the body shape. B. Specimen showing the position of contractile vacuole. C. Specimen showing two macronuclear nodules and a single micronucleus. D. Cortical granules. E, F. Right (E) and left (F) side views of specimen depicting the ciliature pattern. G, I. Two types of extrusomes in the proboscis (G) and the trunk (I). H. Macronuclear nodules and micronucleus. CG, cortical granules; CV, contractile vacuoles; E1, type 1 extrusome; E2, type 2 extrusome; FV, food vacuoles; MA, macronuclear nodules; MI, micronucleus; P, proboscis; Scale bars: 50 μm (A, B, E, F), 10 μm (G, H, I).

Published as part of Ghosh, Arnab, Bharti, Daizy, Pathania, Prakash Chand & Kumar, Santosh, 2024, Description of two ciliated protists from agricultural soils of India, pp. 1-10 in Records of the Zoological Survey of India 124 (1) on page 6, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v124/i1/2024/169070, http://zenodo.org/record/14657885