Fig. 2From: Taxonomic characterization of a brackish water, bloom-forming Peridiniopsis species (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae) from IraqLight micrographs of Peridiniopsis minima from Iraq. (a, b) cell from freshly collected sample in ventral view showing general appearance, nucleus (n) and chloroplasts arrangement, arrows point to eyespot; (c) preserved cell showing central nucleus (n) and peripherally arranged chloroplasts (arrows); (d) DAPI stained cell showing dinokaryotic (Di) and endosymbiont (en, arrow) nuclei; (e-g) calcofluor stained cells in ventral (e, f) and dorsal (g) view showing the thecal plate tabulation; (h, i) split calcofluor stained epitheca in apical view showing the epithecal plate pattern; (j) detail of the apical pore complex and surrounded apical plates; (k) split calcofluor stained hypotheca in antapical view showing the hypothecal plate pattern; (l) cingular plate pattern. Scale bars: 5 μmBack to article page