rayed form, group
Description:
Paramoeba (para-me-ba) one of the naked amoebae. The pseudopodia are conical, but may be short or long. They arise from the hyaline zone. The pseudopodia project to the front, the smooth area at the back of the cell is the uroid. They eat bacteria, algae, detritus. Several cells to show the variation in this species. Phase contrast.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Amoebozoa (amoeboid protists)
- Discosea
- Flabellinia
- Dactylopodida
- Paramoebidae
- Paramoeba
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