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Lobosea: Testacealobosia: Arcellinida: Arcellina: Cochliopodidae

Cochliopodium actinophorum
Hertwig & Lesser, 1874

Cochliopodium actinophorum Genus: Tectum flexible, punctate, spiny or folded; body mound-like in locomotion; pseudopods clear, conical, under or through tectum (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: 14-80 μm in locomotion, usually 24-55 μm; tectum clearly visible; pseudopodia rarely produced; often many trailing filaments (Page, 1976).


Cochilipodium actinophorum Hertwig & Lesser, cell body 50-56 μm long, 77-90 μm wide, x 400, Japan, 199? by Y. Tsukii
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