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Dimastigamoeba vorax Massart, 1920. Cells with two equal flagella, may swim or glide, cell surface produces short lobose pseudopodia, when gliding, the pseudopodia form at the front end and the flagellated end of the cell is at the posterior. The pseudopodia ingest prey, undigested residues are expelled at the other end of the cell near the flagella. When swimming the flagella are directed to the front. This is one of about 700 species of heterotrophic flagellates reported from marine environments. This information has been compiled by Won Je Lee (then of the School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, A Image copyright: Won-Je Lee, image used under license to MBL (micro*scope).
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Dimastigamoeba vorax
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Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats
| Description of Dimastigamoeba vorax: Cells with two equal flagella, may swim or glide, cell surface produces short lobose pseudopodia, when gliding, the pseudopodia form at the front end and the flagellated end of the cell is at the posterior. The pseudopodia ingest prey; undigested residues are expelled at the other end of the cell near the flagella. When swimming the flagella are directed to the front. |
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