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Ultrastructure and Deposition of Silica in Loricate Choanoflagellates

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Silicon and Siliceous Structures in Biological Systems

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The collared flagellates, otherwise known as Craspedomonadina (Stein, 1878) or Choanoflagellata (Kent, 1882), are a well-circumscribed group of colourless, single-celled organisms found in freshwater, brackish and marine habitats. The most characteristic feature of choanoflagellates is the protoplast which, apart from a few unauthen- ticated exceptions (Scagel and Stein, 1961), is colourless and possesses an anteriorly directed flagellum surrounded by a ring of tentacles or microvilli which form the collar (Fig. 11-1). In most species the protoplast is enclosed within a periplast.

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    Tracy L. Simpson

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    Benjamin E. Volcani

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Leadbeater, B.S.C. (1981). Ultrastructure and Deposition of Silica in Loricate Choanoflagellates. In: Simpson, T.L., Volcani, B.E. (eds) Silicon and Siliceous Structures in Biological Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5944-2_11

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