Tubulinea

Watch-glass ( Arcella )

The Tubulinea are a group of amoebae within the Amoebozoa.

Features

The Tubulinea are amoeboid protozoa that are naked or provided with a shell ( testa). They are tubular, approximately cylindrical pseudopodia; they can also change their shape from flat and extended to cylindrical. The cytoplasm flows within the whole cell or within a pseudopodium in only one strand ( uniaxially ).

System

The Tubulinea be divided into the following groups:

• Arcellinida
• Euamoebida
• Leptomyxida

Evidence

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