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Fig. 7: basal bodies at level attached to kinetodesmal fiber

Cross sections of basal bodies at the level of their attachments to the kinetodesmal fiber (kd), the anterior basal body is attached by a thin bridge (arrow). The proximal ends of one postciliary microtubular ribbon (pc mt) and a transverse microtubular ribbon (tr mt) are next to the pair of basal bodies. il, infraciliary lattice; arrowhead, post of il; tt, trichocyst tip. EM taken on 2/21/69 by R. Allen with Philips 300 TEM. Neg. 47,100X. Bar = 0.1µm.
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