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Heliozoea: Desmothoracida

 Clathrulina elegans
Cienkowski, 1867 (Page & Siemensma, 1991; Illustrated guide, 2000)

Clathrulina elegans Genus: Body fills porous siliceous envelope, a pseudopodium (axopodium) through each pore; on a stalk (How to know the protozoa, 1979). Organic capsule with polygonal pores; cell body near the capsule; colonial or single (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
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Similar genus -->> Hedriocystis;

Clathrulina sp. (elegans ?), cell body 28 μm diam., capsule 40 μm diam., on a stalk, x 400, x 640, Higashi-hiroshima city, Hiroshima Pref., Japan, September 30, 1998 by Y. Tsukii
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Clathrulina sp., x 400, x 640, November 1998, by Y. Tsukii
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Starved cells ?; ingesting a food
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Cell division ?
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C. elegans Leidy: Filopodia in early stages later become axopodial after skeleton is formed; on a stalk 150-200 μm tall; fresh water (How to know the protozoa, 1979).

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