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Colpodella edax (Klebs, 1893) Simpson and Patterson, 1996. Cells at the front end are pointed or beak-shaped, at the posterior end rounded off, 11-15 microns long and 5-7 microns wide. Flagella inserted subapically. Posterior flagellum somewhat longer than anterior flagellum. Nucleus in the center, contractile vacuole close of the position which the flagella inserted. Predatory on other flagellates.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Alveolata (alveolates)
- Colpodellida
- Alphamonaceae
- Alphamonas
- Alphamonas edax
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