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mayorelloid form

Image of Korotnevella monacantholepis

Description:

Korotnevella (caw-rot-know-vell-a) is an amoeba which produces (sometimes) many conical pseudopodia. The most widely encountered genus with conical pseudopodia is Mayorella. This cell contains various food vacuoles with algal particles and other detritus in various stages of digestion. Uroid towards upper left. Phase contrast.

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David Patterson, Linda Amaral Zettler, Mike Peglar and Tom Nerad
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