Platyamoeba sp.
Page, 1968
Genus: Length often greater than breadth (Page, 1976).
Usually longer than broad (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
Body ovate in locomotion, broader than long; anterior zone not formed as superimposed waves
(Illustrated Guide, 1985). ???
Species:
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Similar genus --> Vannella;
Unda;
Clydonella
Platyamoeba sp. (or Unda ?),
cell body 23-27 μm long, 31 μm wide,
x 400 (left), x 640, Japan, 199? by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
sp., x 400, x 640, Saitama Pref., May-June 1999 by Y. Tsukii
P. placida: 15-35 μm long;
clear anterior part about ssame length as granular posterior part; pseudopods only on radiate stage;
nucleus with distinct endosome; fresh water (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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