Defence function of pigment granules in Stentor coeruleus

Pigment granules in Stentor coeruleus are extrusive organelles containing the pigment, stentorin, which provides the blue-green colouration to this ciliate. We studied the defence function of these organelles by 1) observing the interaction between S. coeruleus and the predatory ciliate Dileptus mar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of protistology 2001, Vol.37 (1), p.77-88
Hauptverfasser:	Miyake, Akio, Harumoto, Terue, Iio, Hideo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Chemical defence Dileptus Dileptus margaritifer Extrusome Pigment granules Stentor Stentor coeruleus stentorin
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