Description
The flagellated form is large (30 IJm), 2 flagella , an elongate cytostome curving around the anterior of the cell and forming a groove. Nucleus with peripheral chromatin . Probably feeds and divides as a flagellate . One species . This genus is most I ike Paratetramitus from which it can be distinguished by peripheral location of chromatin material . Cysts without pores , excystment through a weak region of wall (Page , 1983) . Marine. A Locomotive amoeba. (C) cyst. (after Page) Bars = 1 0 j.Jm . A (aft er Page) and (B , C) amoeboid stages. Bars=10 iJm. HETEROLOBO
Type species
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The flagellated form is large (30 IJm), 2 flagella , an elongate cytostome curving around the anterior of the cell and forming a groove. Nucleus with peripheral chromatin . Probably feeds and divides as a flagellate . One species . This genus is most I ike Paratetramitus from which it can be distinguished by peripheral location of chromatin material . Cysts without pores , excystment through a weak region of wall (Page , 1983) . Marine. A Locomotive amoeba. (C) cyst. (after Page) Bars = 1 0 j.Jm . A (aft er Page) and (B , C) amoeboid stages. Bars=10 iJm. HETEROLOBO