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Tejhunn
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Identification help

#1 Post by Tejhunn » Tue Dec 14, 2021 12:16 pm

Hello fellow microlifers,

Can I get some help identifying this please

Sample from: Fresh water lake with algae in tropical climate. Sample has Rotifer, Anthropods, Paramecium, and this organism in video moves slowly.
100x
Sorry for bad video

Video: https://imgur.com/a/1qqafWn

Bruce Taylor
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Re: Identification help

#2 Post by Bruce Taylor » Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:52 pm

It's the floating form of an amoebozoan. Many amoebae stretch out their pseudopods like that when drifting in the water column. When it lands on a firm substrate, it will assume its distinctive "locomotive form" and begin to crawl. Unfortunately, floating forms can be difficult to identify below phylum-level (Amoebozoa). Locomotive forms are usually easier to place in a family or genus.

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