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Leptomyxa
Leptomyxa sp., slowly retracting in respons to the light of the microscope

Leptomyxa sp.

Diagnose: Slowly moving amoebae spreading out their pseudopodia in all directions, but usually fan shaped. One nucleus observed. Length in locomotion 100–200 µm.

Ecology: Dry moss on a tree in the Sierra Maestra, Cuba, 2018. The moss was rinsed in demineralized water.

Remarks: I have found only one specimen in a wet mount with material from dry moss.

Leptomyxa
Leptomyxa sp., fan shaped
Leptomyxa
Leptomyxa sp., spreading out some pseudopodia fan shaped
Leptomyxa
Leptomyxa sp., some minutes later as above
Leptomyxa
Leptomyxa sp.
  • Last updated February 17, 2021
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