ISSN:
1615-6102
Keywords:
Dinoflagellate
;
Swimming
;
Flagellum
;
Motility
;
Highspeed video-recording
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary To understand the functions of the longitudinal and transverse flagella of dinoflagellates, the flagellar waveform and frequency of each flagellum were observed by high-speed video-recording. The longitudinal flagellum emerged from the anterior end of the cell and beat with a planar undulating wave whose plane was perpendicular to the valval sutural plane. The transverse flagellum curved around the anterior end of the cell and beat with a helical wave, with different alternating half pitches. The half pitch corresponding to the parts farther from the cellular antero-posterior axis was shorter than that of the parts closer to the axis. This pattern is described by the ratio of the outer-parts half pitch to the pitch of the whole period of the helix and seems to be characteristic of the dinoflagellates' transverse flagellum.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01282292
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