The cytopharynx/nascent digestive vacuole (phagosome) has an
E-fracture face containing a high number of IMPs. Interestingly these
IMPs are sometimes organized into plaques (brackets) where
there are several short rows of IMPs lying parallel to each other next
to plaques with their rows of IMPs set at various angles to the other
plaques. This suggests that each plaque is formed by the fusion of one
discoidal vesicle and that the IMPs in the discoidal vesicles
themselves must be organized into rows. EM taken on 5/26/92 by R.
Allen with Zeiss 10A TEM. Neg. 19,800X. Bar = 0.2µm.
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