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| adam_text | The Biology of
Paramecium
Second Edition
Ralph Wichterman
~ Professor Emeritus of Biology
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
and Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Plenum Press • New York and London
Contents
Chapter 1
Classification and Species of Paramecium
A Introduction 1
B Taxonomy 3
C Genus Characteristics Emend 6
D Aurelia and Bursaria Groups 9
E Key to the Common Well-Defined Species of Paramecium 10
F Problems in the Systematics of Paramecium Species 14
G Descriptions of the Species of Paramecium 19
1 Long-Established Species or Complex of Species of Which
Most are Worldwide in Distribution 19
Aurelia Group 19
a P aurelia Complex of 15 Sibling Species 19
b P caudatum 38
c P multimicronucleatum 39
Bursaria Group 41
d P bursaria 41
e P trichium (= P putrinum) 42
f P calkinsi 45
g P polycaryum 46
h P woodruffi 47
2 More Recently Described Species That are Geographically
Limited 48
a P jenningsi 48
b P wichtermani 49
c P africanum 52
d P pseudotrichium 54
e P jankowskii 54
f P ugandae 57
3 Uncertain, Doubtful, or Suppressed Species of Paramecium 57
a P nephridiatum 57
b P traunsteineri 57
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c P chilodonides 59
d P ficarium 59
e P pseudoputrinum 59
f P chlorelligerum 59
g P duboscqui 59
h P porculus 59
i P silesiacum 59
j P articum 59
4 Worldwide Distribution of the Species 59
Chapter 2
Morphology and Cytology of Paramecium
A Introduction 63
B Cortex: Pellicle, Ectoplasm, and Associated Structures 66
1 Silverline System 70
2 Kinetid (Ciliary Corpuscle) 73
3 Fibrillar System 74
4 Cilia 80
a Kinetosomes or Basal Bodies 83
5 Vestibulum, Buccal Cavity, and Associated Structures 88
a Vestibulum 88
b Buccal Cavity, Cytostome, and Cytopharynx 89
c Ciliature of the Buccal Cavity 94
d Postoral Fibers 100
6 Trichocysts 100
a Resting, Unextruded Trichocysts 100
b Trichocyst Extrusion 102
c Extruded Trichocysts 105
d Chemical Composition of Trichocysts 109
e Origin and Development of Trichocysts 109
f Function of Trichocysts I l l
7 Cytoproct 112
8 Pores of the Contractile Vacuoles 117
C Endoplasm: Organdies and Inclusions 118
1 Organelles 118
a Mitochondria 118
b Peroxisomes (Microbodies, Glycoxysomes) 121
c Lysosomes 121
d Endoplasmic Reticulum and Ribosomes 123
e Golgi Apparatus or Dictyosomes 124
f Contractile Vacuoles 124
Contents £ xv
2 Inclusions 130
a Crystals and Crystalline Granules 130
b Food Vacuoles and Glycogen Granules 130
c Lipid Droplets and Submicroscopic Vesicles 132
D Nuclei 132
1 Macronucleus 133
2 Micronucleus 138
3 Nuclear Variation 141
Chapter 3
Physical and Chemical Properties of the Protoplasm of Paramecium
A Introduction 143
B Permeability and Membranes 144
C Effects of Temperature and Various Agents on Protoplasm of
Paramecium 146
1 Effects and Roles of Salts, Acids, Alkalies, Electrolytes, and
Other Substances 148
2 Effects of Electric Current, Magnetic Fields, Sound Waves,
and Bioelectrical Phenomena 149
3 Effects of Ultraviolet and Visible Light and of Ionizing
Radiations: Radioactive Substances and Cosmic Rays 151
a Effects of Ultraviolet Light 151
b Effects of Visible Light 153
c Effects of Ionizing Radiations 154
4 Effects of Drugs and Miscellaneous Substances 172
a Effects of Alcohol 172
b Effects of Narcotics 173
c Photodynamic Action and Sensitization 173
d Effects of Carcinogenic Agents 174
e Effects of Other Inorganic and Organic Agents or
Compounds 174
D Effects of Space Flights Aboard Soviet Orbital Station Salyut-6 177
Chapter 4
The Nutritional Requirements of Paramecium: Axenic Media
A Introduction 181
B Essential Neutralities and Axenic Media for Various Species of
Paramecium 182
1 P aurelia Complex 182
2 P multimicronucleatum 185
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3 P caudatum 185
4 P trichium 186
5 P calkinsi 187
6 P bursaria 190
7 P jenningsi (and Others) 193
C Concluding Remarks 193
Chapter 5
Nutrition, Growth, and Respiration
A Introduction 197
B Ingestion and Food-Vacuole Formation 197
C Secretion, Digestion, and Egestion 200
D Growth and Morphogenesis 205
E Factors That Yield Optimal Growth 207
1 Food 207
2 pH 208
3 Temperature 208
4 Static vs Motion Cultures 208
5 Light and Darkness 209
6 Oxygen and Aeration 209
7 Waste Products of Metabolism and Overcrowding 210
F Respiration 210
Chapter 6
Movement, Behavior, and Motor Response
A Ciliary Movement and Locomotion 211
1 The Avoiding Reaction and Swimming Behavior 223
B Response to Various Types of Stimuli 229
1 Thigmotaxis 230
2 Geotaxis 231
3 Chemotaxis and Chemokinesis 232
4 Thermotaxis 233
5 Galvanotaxis 235
6 Phototaxis and the Response to Ultraviolet Light and
Ionizing Radiations 236
7 Reactions to Combined Stimuli 236
C Behavior of Paramecium and the Question of Learning 237
Contents I xvii
Chapter 7
Reproduction, Morphogenesis, Nuclear Processes, and Sexuality
A Asexual and Other Similar Processes Involving Nuclear
Reorganization 239
1 Binary Fission 239
a Morphogenesis and Growth 241
b Nuclei 245
2 Endomixis 251
3 Hemixis 251
4 Macronuclear Regeneration 253
B Sexual Processes and Related Phenomena 255
1 Conjugation: Modern Concept and Essential Features 255
a Micronuclear Behavior 256
b Macronuclear Behavior 257
2 Conjugation in the Species of Paramecium 259
a P aurelia Complex of Sibling Species 259
b P caudatum 261
c P bursaria 263
d P multimicronucleatum 266
e P trichium (= P putrinum) 268
f P polycaryum 270
g P calkinsi 272
h P woodruffi 273
i P jenningsi 273
j P wichtermani 275
3 Variations of Normal Conjugation 275
4 Autogamy 279
a Occurrence and Induction of Autogamy 281
5 Cytogamy: Its Relationship to Conjugation and Autogamy 284
Chapter 8
Genetics: The Mating Reaction, Mating Types, System of Breeding
Relationships, and Inheritance in the Species of Paramecium
A Introduction 287
B Inheritance in Asexual or Vegetative Reproduction 289
1 Dauermodifikationen 289
2 Inheritance of Cortical Structures 290
3 Inheritance of Mating Type 291
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C Mating, Mating Types, and Inheritance in Sexual
Reproduction 292
1 P aurelia Complex of Sibling Species 295
a Inheritance of Mating Type 298
b Cytoplasmic Inheritance 302
c Inheritance in Doublet Paramecia 305
d Mitochondrial Genetics 305
2 P bursaria 313
a Mating Reaction 313
b Mating Types and the Breeding System 314
3 P caudatum 320
a Mating Reaction 320
b Mating Types and the Breeding System 321
4 P multimicronucleatum 325
a Mating Reaction 325
b Mating Types and the Breeding System 325
5 P trichium (= P putrinum) 327
a Mating Reaction 328
b Mating Types and the Breeding System 328
6 P calkinsi 329
7 P polycaryum 332
8 P woodruffi 332
9 P jenningsi 333
10 P wichtermani 333
D Some Aspects of the Mating Phenomenon and Characteristics
of the Mating Substance 333
E Regeneration and Morphogenesis 340
Chapter 9
The Life Cycle, Longevity, and Aging
A Background 343
B Isolation Cultures and Clonal Aging 344
C Longevity and Clonal Aging in Regard to Autogamy,
Cytogamy, and Conjugation 347
1 Changes Associated with Clonal Aging 349
2 Concluding Remarks on Aging and the Life Cycle 351
D The Question of Cyst Formation in the Life Cycle 354
Contents •• xix
Chapter 10
The Antigens of Paramecium
A Introduction 357
B Surface Antigens and the Immobilization Reaction 359
C Serological Studies on Speciation and Conjugation 363
D Genetic Analysis: Inheritance of Antigenic Variation and
Regulation of Surface-Antigen Expression 367
Chapter 11
Organisms Living in and upon Paramecium: The Endosymbionts
A Paramecia as a Source of Food for Metazoan Animals: Their
Role in the Food Chain in Nature 375
B Associations of Paramecium with Other Microorganisms 376
1 Protozoa 378
a Ciliates 378
b Amebas 383
c Flagellates 385
2 Intracellular Bacteria 387
a Bacterial Endosymbionts of the Genus Holospora 387
b Bacterial Endosymbionts of the P aurelia Complex 399
c Other Bacterial Endosymbionts in Species of
Paramecium 409
3 Fungi 412
4 Algae: Endosymbiotic Chlorellae of P bursaria and Their
Interaction with the Host—Mutualism 413
5 Viruses 417
C Evolution of Endosymbionts of Paramecium 418
References and Bibliography 421
Index 593
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