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Granuloreticulosea: Athalamida: Biomyxidae

 Biomyxa vagans
Leidy, 1879

Biomyxa vagans Genus: Large; more than 100 μm when extended (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Body mass up to 500 μm when extended.

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Biomyxa vagans, μm long when extended, x 56, x 100, Saitama Pref., Japan, May-June 1999 by Y. Tsukii
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Cell-body fragments, x 100, x 200, x 400, x 640
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Cell-body fragments are undergoing "cell fusion" by connecting with their pseudopodia.
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"Reticulated" pseudopodia
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A large "cell body", x 400, x 640
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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