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).
Species:
Thecamoeba sp,
1) floating form, cell length about 110 um
2) locomotive form, striata, stained with neutral red; by H. Yoshino
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