Family: Body monopodial; locomotion by slight forward bulging (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Genus: Limax amoebae with hyaline cap reduced to shallow crescent or absent in continuing locomotion, though always seen on initiation of pseudopodium; advance often with non-eruptive slight antero-lateral bulging; villous-bulb uroid with more or less rigid fine villi often present (Page, 1976).
Species: Monopodal, 75-125 μm; pseudopods, more or less eruptive; uroid, temporary, of gnarled filaments, 10-15 μm long; ectoplasm smooth; nucleus spherical 14 μm with endosome distinct 8 μm (Illustrated Guide, 1985).

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Large hyaline cap present
S. clava 125 x 31 μm n. 14 (9) μm φ Japan, 199?	S. clava 109 x 22 μm n. 10 (6) μm φ Japan, 1999	S. clava 90 x 17-26 μm n. 8 (5) μm φ Koshigaya Saitama, 2001	S. clava ?? μm n. 10 (6.5) μm φ erruptive pseudopods Hiroshima, 1998 Movies
S. clava Higashi-hiroshima Hiroshima, 1998	S. clava Higashi-hiroshima Hiroshima, 1998	S. clava Shinrin-koen Namegawa Saitama, 1998	S. clava ?? 68 x 19-26 μm n. 7.5 (5) μm Tsuchiura Ibaraki, 2002
S. clava Japan, 1998
Hyaline cap absent; multinucleate
S. clava 135 x 48 μm n. 6 (4.5) μm φ Higashi-sano Hakuba Nagano, 2004	S. clava 122, 6 μm n. 6 (4) μm φ multinucleate Japan, 1999 Movies	S. clava 80 x 25 μm n. 8 (4.5) μm φ multinucleate Motono Chiba, 2003	S. clava ? 100 x 20 μm n. 6 (4.5) μm φ multinucleate Higashi-sano Hakuba Nagano, 2004
S. clava ? 100 x 20 μm n. 6 (3) μm φ multinucleate Kamishiro Hakuba Nagano, 2004
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S. clava 78 x μm n. 8 μm φ hyaline cap absent Japan, 1999	S. clava ?? 112 x μm n. μm φ hyaline cap absent or reduced Hiroshima, 1998

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