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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 (smaller variety ?), cell body 63-69 μm long, compact nucleus 5 μm diam., x 400, Japan, 199? by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400
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Mayorella penardi ???, x 100, by Y. Tsukii
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