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Lobosea: Gymnamoebia: Amoebida: Thecina: Thecamoebidae

 Thecamoeba sp.
Fromentel, 1874 (Schaeffer, 1926 ?)

Thecamoeba Genus: A flattened ovoid or oblong, with longitudinal surface folds and appearance of thickened 'pellicle'; hyaloplasm a crescent at anterior end with thin extensions toward posterior end along sides; uninucleate (Page, 1976).
Species:

Thecamoeba sp. ?, cell body 80-95 μm long, 70 μm wide, x 640, rice field near Okubo water-filtering plant, Shuku, Sakura-ku, Saitama city, Saitama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 25, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
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