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Lobosea: Gymnamoebia: Amoebida: Conopodina: Mayorellidae

Mayorella penardi
Page, 1972

Mayorella penardi Genus: Clear pseudopods, formed from clear anterior, more or less broad margin (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Group II: Subpseudopodia, broadly based mammilliform or nearly hemisperical pyramids. (b2: Pseudopods triangular; locomotive less than 100 μm)
Species: 50-125 (usually < 100) μm; L/B to 4.5; with shallow anterior hyaline edge which bears several mamilliform pseudopodia; may divide into Y shape in changing direction; floating form usually irregularly rounded, very rarely radiate; nucleus 6.5-10 μm (Page, 1976).


Mayorella penardi, cell body 75-94 μm long, compact nucleus (?), x 400, Japan, 199? by Y. Tsukii
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Mayorella penardi, x 200, x 400, by Y. Tsukii
scale 100 μm scale 200 μm scale 300 μm; x 200
Mayorella Mayorella
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400
Mayorella Mayorella Mayorella Mayorella


Mayorella penardi, x 400, by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400
Mayorella Mayorella Mayorella Mayorella
Mayorella Mayorella


Mayorella penardi (or leidyi ?), from Okinawa, x 200, x 400, by Y. Tsukii
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