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Lobosea: Gymnamoebia: Amoebida: Tubulina: Amoebidae

Polychaos sp.
Bovee, 1972

Polychaos Genus: Pseudopods meld at bases during polypodial locomotion; nucleus oval (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Usually polypodial; pseudopodia sometimes flattening and broadening towards ends; may be monopodial in rapid locomotion; no dorsal ridges (Page, 1976).
Species:


Polychaos sp. (or Trichamoeba ?), cell body μm long, μm wide, x 640, Asakura, Kochi city, Kochi Pref., Japan, November 2002 by Y. Tsukii
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