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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