cyst
Description:
Leptomyxa (lep-toe-mix-a) is an amoeba which can be quite large. Typically with an extended body form with thick strands of cytoplasm forming a network. Individual pseudopodia tend to be fine and tapering. This image is of a cyst. From soils. Differential interference contrast
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Amoebozoa (amoeboid protists)
- Tubulinea
- Elardia
- Leptomyxida
- Leptomyxidae
- Leptomyxa
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- David Patterson, Linda Amaral Zettler, Mike Peglar and Tom Nerad
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