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Description:

Pinaciophora (pin-ass-ee-off-or-a). The cytoplasm of the spherical body is colorless or reddish, often interspersed with colored granules and green or brown food particles. The outer periplast is built up from minute colourless spherical plates. The large nucleus is located eccentricly. The straight and pointed pseudopodia are tenuous and indistinct. Individuals are found occasionally in ponds and swamps. This specimen was collected in a bog pond near Konstanz, Germany. Differential interference contrast. T