Genus: Pseudopods meld at bases during polypodial locomotion; nucleus oval (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Usually polypodial; pseudopodia sometimes flattening and broadening towards ends; may be monopodial in rapid locomotion; no dorsal ridges (Page, 1976).
Species: Polypodal, 100-400 μm long; ecto- & endoplasm clear; nucleus, ellipsoid, 37-40 by 30-32 μm (Illustrated Guide, 1985). 200-400 μm; rarely monopodial; nucleus a prolate spheroid, 30-40 μm (Page, 1976). 400 μm; an average of 12 pseudopodia (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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intact cells
Japan, 1998
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cyst formation ?
Japan, 1998
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intact cells
Japan, 1998
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intact cells
Saitama, 1999![]()
intact cells
Ibaraki, 2000![]()
intact cells
Nagaike park
Hachioji
Tokyo, 2005![]()
intact cells
Shiba river
near Owada Park
Saitama, 2005![]()
P. dubium
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Numa-no-hara m.
Madarao highland
Niigata, 2005![]()
P. dubium
Onnenai
Kushiro marsh
Hokkaido, 2005![]()
P. dubium
Tsutsuji-ga-oka
Tatebayashi
Gunma, 2006![]()
P. dubium
Igashira park
Mooka
Tochigi, 2006![]()
P. dubium
Ko-numa 3
Minakami
Gunma, 2008![]()
P. dubium
Near Omine-numa
Minakami
Gunma, 2008