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Lobosea: Gymnamoebia: Amoebida: Thecina: Thecamoebidae

 Thecamoeba terricola
(Greefe, 1866) Lepsi, 1960

Thecamoeba terricola 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 terricola, cell body 85 μm long, μm wide, x 400, x 640, Kaisei park, Koriyama, Fukushima Pref., Japan, 2001 collected by H. Shiomizu, photo by Y. Tsukii
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x 400
Thecamoeba striata Thecamoeba striata
x 640
Thecamoeba striata Thecamoeba striata Thecamoeba striata
Thecamoeba striata Thecamoeba striata Thecamoeba striata

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