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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

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Ronald H. Hedley and Colin G. Ogden; Reticulopodia in testate amoebae (Rhizopodea: Protozoa). Bull.Br.Mus.nat.Hist.(Zool.) 37(1):1-6, 1979

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The pseudopodial system of Cryptodifflugia oviformis and some other testate amoebae consists of numerous filopodia when examined at the resolution of the optical microscope. These filopods are seen to be part of a full reticulum when examined at the ultrastructural level. It is suggested that the general assumption that testate amoebae produce a filopodial system and foraminifera a reticulopodial system may be invalid.