| Abstract: | The three-dimensional structure of the flagellar apparatus in Woloszynskia sp. was determined. This recently discovered dinoflagellate possesses two basal bodies that are offset from one another and lie at an angle of approximately 110°. The transverse basal body is associated with a striated fibrous root assemblage that consists of two differently staining fibrous portions with identical striation periodicity. Unlike the transverse striated fibrous roots reported in other dinoflagellates, this assemblage extends to the cell's right beyond the proximal end of the transverse basal body. The striated fibrous root complex is attached to the anterior end of the longitudinal microtubular root by a broad striated fibrous connective. The longitudinal basal body is also associated with the longitudinal microtubular root. The flagellar opening of each emerging axoneme is surrounded by a striated collar. The striated collars are linked to one another by a striated fibrous, striated collar connective. The variations and similarities of the flagellar apparatus and the ventral ridge/striated collar connective in Woloszynskia sp. are compared to similar components in other dinoflagellates. |
