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Lobosea: Gymnamoebia: Amoebida: Thecina: Thecamoebidae

 Thecamoeba sp.
Fromentel, 1874 (Schaeffer, 1926 ?)

Thecamoeba Genus: A flattened ovoid or oblong, with longitudinal surface folds and appearance of thickened 'pellicle'; hyaloplasm a crescent at anterior end with thin extensions toward posterior end along sides; uninucleate (Page, 1976).
Species:

Thecamoeba sp., cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, x 640, Kareki-numa marsh, Nikko city (formerly Fujiwara town), Tochigi Pref., Japan, September 24, 2008 collected by Eizaburo Tsukii, photo by Y. Tsukii
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Images of collecting locality: Kareki-numa marsh, Nikko city (formerly Fujiwara town), Tochigi Pref., Japan, August 2, 2008 by Eizaburo Tsukii

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