Flamella

Flamella (flam-ell-a), a naked amoeba. Body form changeable, from an ovoid shape to a fan-shaped form. A more irregular extended form is illustrated here. Hyaline region well developed. Sub-pseudopodia are evident in this image. Phase contrast.

Flamella (flam-ell-a), a naked amoeba. Body form changeable, from an ovoid shape to a fan-shaped form. This image is of the cysts. Phase contrast.

Flamella (flam-ell-a), a naked amoeba. Body form changeable, from an ovoid shape to a fan-shaped form. The irregular form is illustrated here. Hyaline region well developed. Phase contrast.

Flamella (flam-ell-a), a naked amoeba. Body form changeable, from an ovoid shape to a fan-shaped form. A more contracted form is illustrated here. Hyaline region well developed. Subpseudopodia, nucleus, and contractile vacuole (to the right) are evident in this image. Phase contrast.

Flamella (flam-ell-a), a naked amoeba. Body form changeable, from an ovoid shape to a fan-shaped form - as illustrated here. Hyaline region well developed. Subpseudopodia a may form, but are not evident in this image. Phase contrast.

Flamella (flam-ell-a), a naked amoeba. Body form changeable, from an ovoid shape to a fan-shaped form. This image is of the cysts. Phase contrast.