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Lobosea: Gymnamoebia: Amoebida: Amoebidae

Amoeba proteus (Pallas, 1766) Leidy 1878 or Leidy, 1879

Genus: Pseudopods do not meld at bases during polypodial locomotion; pseudopods ridged; uninucleate (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Monopodal, 300-600 μm long; pseudopods, cylindroid, granular, with clear caps, longitudinal ridges; uroid, temporary, morulate; nucleus, discoid to polymorphic, often biconcave, 30-35 μm diam (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Up to 600 μm or more; one discoid nucleus, 30 μm, sometimes folded (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
Amoeba proteus
Intact cells
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Intact cells
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Intact cells
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Intact cells
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
strain A-2
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
strain B-2
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
strain SU4
Ibaraki, 199?
Amoeba proteus
strain SU2
Ibaraki, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Intact cells
Okinawa, 199?
Amoeba proteus
strain 97D
Uruguay, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Intact cells
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Feeding
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Star formation
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Cell division
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Cell division
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Silver-stained
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
heat-extracted
Japan, 199?
Amoeba proteus
Abnormal ?
Japan, 199?

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Amoeba proteus
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