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Heliozoea: Centrohelida

Acanthocystis turfacea
Carter, 1863

Acanthocystis turfacea Species: Body contains zoochlorellae; long & short glassy spicules (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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Acanthocystis turfacea, cell body spherical, μm in diam., x 400, x 640, Vermont-Maine U.S.A., August 7-13, 1999, by Y. Tsukii
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