 
 
Amoebida: Tubulina: Hartmannellidae
Sacchamoeba
Frenzel, 1892; emend. Bovee, 1972
|  Family: Body monopodial; locomotion by slight forward bulging (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Genus: Limax amoebae with hyaline cap reduced to shallow crescent or absent 
in continuing locomotion, though always seen on initiation of pseudopodium; advance often 
with non-eruptive slight antero-lateral bulging; villous-bulb uroid with more or less 
rigid fine villi often present (Page, 1976).
 
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Sacchamoeba (limna ??), x 400, x 640, Aug. 7-13 1999, Vermont-Maine U.S.A.,  by Y. Tsukii
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Saccamoeba limax Page, 1967: Slender, 40-75 μm long; 
villous bulb common; nucleus 5.8-8.6 μm (Page, 1976).  
75-100 μm long; pseudopods, lobate; 
uroid, many short filaments; ectoplasm clear, thick (?), distinct (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Saccamoeba limna Bovee, 1972: Up to 120 μm; 
hyaline cap reduced in rapid locomotion; uroidal villi on 
clear disc or bulb; nucleus 10-15 μm; 
one contractile vacuole (Page, 1976).
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