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Fig. 20: Pca - paracrystalline nature of trichocyst

Higher magnification of the paracrystalline structure of the trichocyst tip (tt) and the cortex and core of the resting trichocyst body. Details of the sheath around the tip spike are also shown. (For details see Bannister, J. Cell Sci. 11:899-929, 1972.) EM taken on 5/30/69 by R. Allen with Philips 300 TEM. Neg. 36,500X. Bar = 0.2µm.
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