rayed form

Description:

Paramoeba (para-me-ba) one of the naked amoebae. The pseudopodia are conical, but may be short or long. This is a picture of the rayed form the cell in which the pseudopodia are 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. There is a paranuclear body located alongside the nucleus, but not visible here. Phase contrast.