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Heterolobosea: Schizopyrenida: Vahlkampfiidae
(Lobosea: Gymnamoebia: Schizopyrenida: Vahlkampfiidae)

 Vahlkampfia avara
Page, 1967

Vahlkampfia Order (Singh, 1952) & Family (Jollos 1917, Zulueta, 1917): Limax-form; monopodial; clear, hemispherical eruptive, anterior bulges (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Genus: No flagellate stage; uninulceate (Illustrated Guide, 1985).

Vahlkampfia sp. (avara ?), locomotive monopodial 24 μm long, 5-6 μm wide, villous uroids, pseudopods hemispherical, clear & eruptive, nucleus 2-3 μm diam., a contractile vacuole posterior, x 640, Japan, 199? by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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* Vahlkampfia avara Page, 1967: Round, 10-15 μm; locomotive 15-33 μm long, W/L=1/3; pseudopods, clear, eruptive; uroid temporary; nucleus spherical, 3-6 μm (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Cysts 7-14 μm diam. (How to know the protozoa, 1979).

Vahlkampfia russelli: Locomotive 30-40 μm long, cysts to 20 μm diam. (How to know the protozoa, 1979).

Vahlkampfia magna: Cysts 18-20 μm diam. (How to know the protozoa, 1979).

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