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| Keywords: Chlamydomanas reinhardtii Flagella 5 - TEM.jpg Transmission electron microscope image showing an example of green algae Chlorophyta Chlamydomanas reinhardtii is a unicellular flagellate used as a model system in molecular genetics work and flagellar motility studies This image is a longitudinal section through a portion of the flagellar apparatus In the cell apex are the basal body regions that are the anchoring sites for the flagella This image shows that the two flagella form a V and they are connected at their bases by a transversely striated fibre This connection is thought to play a part in the coordination of flagellar movement Also visible is the transition region with its fibers of the stellate structure JEOL 100CX TEM http //remf dartmouth edu/imagesindex html http //remf dartmouth edu/images/algaeTEM/source/10 html Elizabeth Smith Louisa Howard Erin Dymek PD Elizabeth Smith Louisa Howard and Erin Dymek Flagella | ||||
