Figure 9

Pellicle organisation in Gregarina polymorpha gamonts as revealed by the freeze-etching. A. The general view of fractured epicytic folds; cytoplasm of folds (*), deutomerite cytoplasm (c), EF face of external cytomembrane (Ee), IMP alignments (arrowhead), groove (g), PF face of external cytomembrane (Pe), PF face of internal cytomembrane (Pi), pores (white arrows). B. The fractured epicytic fold; deutomerite cytoplasm (c), EF face of the internal cytomembrane (Ei), groove (g), PF face of the external cytomembrane (Pe), pores (white arrows). C. The fracture of the lower epicytic fold; cytoplasm of folds (*), deutomerite cytoplasm (c), EF face of the internal cytomembrane (Ei), EF face of the plasma membrane (Ep), IMP alignments (arrowhead), PF face of the internal cytomembrane (Pi), pore (white arrow). D. The fracture of higher epicytic folds; cytoplasm of folds (*), deutomerite cytoplasm (c), EF of the internal cytomembrane (Ei), EF of the plasma membrane (Ep), groove (g), IMP alignments (arrowhead), PF face of the internal cytomembrane (Pi), pore (white arrow). The inset shows the IMP alignments located on the EF face of the external cytomembrane (white arrowhead) and on the PF of the internal cytomembrane (arrowhead) at the top of the epicytic fold. E. The grooves (g) between epicytic folds with numerous pores (some of them shown by white arrows); cytoplasm of folds (*), deutomerite cytoplasm (c), EF face of the internal cytomembrane (Ei), PF face of the external cytomembrane (Pe). Note the large opened micropore (arrow). The inset shows a micropore and three pores of different sizes. F. The base of the epicytic fold (ef) with a duct (encircled); cytoplasm (c). G. The base of the epicytic folds showing the micropore connected to a vesicle (encircled); cytoplasm (c), pores (white arrows). The arrowhead in the circle shows the direction of shadowing.