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Amastigomonas muscula Mylnikov, 1999. The cell has an elongate-oval shape and has stiff theca. The back end of a body is little bit wider than the front . The front end of the body is rounded. The cell body is 7-8 microns long, 2.8-3.5 microns wide. There is a small mobile subapical proboscis that is 0.7 - 1.0 microns long. A constriction divides the front third of cell from back. A small narrow pseudopodium covers the posterior flagellum, and trails behind the cell. The anterior flagellum idoes not extend from from the proboscis,. The posterior flagellum is 12 - 13 microns long and lies in a ventral longitudinal groove, it is not acronematic. The cell glides fast with frequent turns and stops. Feeds on bacteria. 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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Amastigomonas muscula
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Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats
| Description of Amastigomonas muscula: The cell has an elongate-oval shape and has stiff theca. The back end of a body is little bit wider than the front . The front end of the body is rounded. The cell body is 7-8 microns long, 2.8-3.5 microns wide. There is a small mobile subapical proboscis that is 0.7 - 1.0 microns long. A constriction divides the front third of cell from back. A small narrow pseudopodium covers the posterior flagellum, and trails behind the cell. The anterior flagellum idoes not extend from from the proboscis. The posterior flagellum is 12 - 13 microns long and lies in a ventral longitudinal groove; it is not acronematic. The cell glides fast with frequent turns and stops. Feeds on bacteria. |
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