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Lobosea: Gymnamoebia: Amoebida: Thecina: Thecamoebidae

Thecamoeba
Fromentel, 1874 (Schaeffer, 1926 ?)
This may include Striamoeba Jahn, Bovee & Griffith, 1974

Family & Genus: >100 μm; oblong, or triangulate in locomotion; dorsal surface wrinkled, or ridged (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Genus: A flattened ovoid or oblong, with longitudinal surface folds and appearance of thickened 'pellicle'; hyaloplasm a crescent at anterior end with thin extensions toward posterior end along sides; uninucleate (Page, 1976).
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Thecamoeba
T. terricola
more than 100 μm
dented n.
Japan, 1997
Thecamoeba
T. terricola
95 μm
dented n.
Japan, 199?
Thecamoeba
T. terricola
85 μm
dented n.
Koriyama
Fukushima, 2001
Thecamoeba
T. terricola
μm
Kareki-numa
Nikko
Tochigi, 2008
Thecamoeba
Thecamoeba sp.
or Striamoeba ?
50 μm
vesicular n.
Senjo-ga-hara
Nikko
Tochigi, 2003
Thecamoeba
T. sphaeronucleolus ?
μm
vesicular n.
Saitama, 1999
Thecamoeba
T. sphaeronucleolus ?
μm
vesicular n.
Kuroiso
Tochigi, 2002
Thecamoeba
T. sphaeronucleolus ?
70 μm
vesicular n.
Senjo-ga-hara
Nikko
Tochigi, 2003
Thecamoeba
T. sphaeronucleolus ?
70 x 45 μm
Onnenai
Kushiro marsh
Fukushima, 2001
Thecamoeba
Thecamoeba sp.
110 μm
Japan, 199?
Thecamoeba
Thecamoeba sp.
μm
Kareki-numa
Nikko
Tochigi, 2008
Thecamoeba
T. verrucosa
140 μm
vesicular n.
Japan, 199?
Thecamoeba
T. verrucosa
175 μm
vesicular n.
Saitama, 1999
Movies
Thecamoeba
T. verrucosa
μm
vesicular n.
Shirakawa
Fukushima, 1999
Movies
Thecamoeba verrucosa
T. verrucosa
μm
vesicular n.
Nishi-Urawa
Saitama, 2003
Thecamoeba
Thecamoeba sp.
μm
Shishizuka
Tsuchiura
Ibaraki, 2003
Thecamoeba
Thecamoeba sp. ?
80-95 μm
Shuku
Sakura-ku
Saitama, 2004
Thecameoba
Thecamoeba sp. ?
60-63 μm
Myoyo
Fukiage
Saitama, 2004
Thecamoeba
Thecamoeba sp. ?
82 x 75 μm
Senuki
Nasu town
Tochigi, 2004
Thecamoeba
Thecamoeba sp.
140 x 90 μm
near Yamaguchi Univ.
Yamaguchi, 2004
Similar genus -->> Striamoeba;


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