Amoeba

[timurkhaz]

Amoeba, 60x objective.
amoeba by Timur khaz, on Flickr

[mintakax]

Very nice ! Those two ciliates were trying to steal the show !

[Chris Dee]

Nice catch. Moving at a respectable speed compared to the ones I've seen.

[Bruce Taylor]

Terrific video. I'm not great with amoebae, but it seems to be a dactylopodid (Mayorella, Korotnevella, etc.) Broad cell with conical pseudopods, nucleus has a strong nucleolus.

Very nice ! Those two ciliates were trying to steal the show !

Both are heterotrophic flagellates. The narrower one is a cryptomonad, I think (rows of ejectisomes are visible). I can't make out what the other one is, but its flagellum pops into view from time to time.

[timurkhaz]

It's my first amoeba, I've never seen such creatures before

[mintakax]

Terrific video. I'm not great with amoebae, but it seems to be a dactylopodid (Mayorella, Korotnevella, etc.) Broad cell with conical pseudopods, nucleus has a strong nucleolus.

Very nice ! Those two ciliates were trying to steal the show !

Both are heterotrophic flagellates. The narrower one is a cryptomonad, I think (rows of ejectisomes are visible). I can't make out what the other one is, but its flagellum pops into view from time to time.

Thanks for the clarification Bruce. From now on I am going to identify everything as "organism"

[mintakax]

It's my first amoeba, I've never seen such creatures before

I think you will find that your fascination with amoebas will continue to grow