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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Trimastigamoeba

Trimastigamoeba Whitmore, 1911 (ref. ID; 3687)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Flagellate stage bears 4 flagella, 2 pairs each arising from a single blepharoplast; vesicular nucleus with a large endosome; amoeboid stage small, less than 20 um in diameter; uninucleate cyst with a smooth wall; stagnant water. (ref. ID; 1618)
  1. Trimastigamoeba philippinensis Whitmore (ref. ID; 1618, 3687)

Trimastigamoeba philippinensis Whitmore (ref. ID; 1618, 3687)

Measurements

Amoeboid stage 16-18 um in diameter; clavate forms 30-40 um long; oval cysts 13-14 by 8-12 um; flagellate stage 16-22 by 6-8 um. (ref. ID; 1618)