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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Chrysamoeba

Chrysamoeba Klebs (ref. ID; 1618)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Body naked; flagellate stage ovoid with 2 chromatophores, sometimes slender pseudopodia at the same time; flagellum may be lost and the organism becomes amoeboid, resembling Rhizochrysis; standing fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)
  1. Chrysamoeba radians Klebs (ref. ID; 1618)

Chrysamoeba radians Klebs (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

Flagellated form measures 8 by 3.5 um; amoeboid form stage about 8-10 by 3-4 um, with 10-20 um long radiating pseudopodia; cyst 7 um in diameter. (ref. ID; 1618)