- The
euglyphids are a
prominent group of
filose amoebae that
produce s**** or
tests that in most
described species is
reinforced by
siliceous scales, plates...
-
foraging between soil particles.
Testate amoebae (e.g.
arcellinids and
euglyphids) have s**** that
protect against desiccation and predation, and their...
- Gymnodinium, some
apicomplexans (e.g., Plasmodium) In rhizarians: some
euglyphids,
ascetosporeans In excavates: some
parabasalids In amoebozoans: Dictyostelium...
- (Amoebozoa), with the
genus Thecamoeba,
despite their name, do not have tests.
Euglyphid testate amoebae are
closely related to the Foraminifera.
Microworld -...
- moving: Filose,
meaning their pseudopods develop as filopodia. For example:
Euglyphids,
filose amoebae with s**** of
siliceous scales or plates,
which are commonly...
- and in mosses.
Members include Lecythium, Pseudodifflugia,
Euglypha (a
euglyphid), and
Paulinella chromatophora.
Cercomonads are
flagellates that glide...
-
either organic matter or
siliceous particles that may be
recycled from
euglyphid amoebae. They
inhabit soil or
freshwater habitats, and are
abundant on...
- The test is proteinaceous,
often incorporating silica scales taken from
euglyphid preys. The
pseudostome (i.e. aperture) is
strongly convex with a flare...
-
third of the
posterior lateral margins. The test
itself is
composed of
euglyphid s****
plates embedded in a
disorganized cement. The test's
aperture or...
-
including both
freshwater and
marine amoeboids. Like many
members of
euglyphids it is
covered by rows of
siliceous scales, and use
filose pseudopods to...
