A giant amoeba: Pelomyxa palustris

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Luis Carlos
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A giant amoeba: Pelomyxa palustris

#1 Post by Luis Carlos » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:59 am



If you want to learn more about this gigantic amoeba: https://www.arcella.nl/
An excellent page on all kinds of amoebae

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Re: A giant amoeba: Pelomyxa palustris

#2 Post by woyjwjl » Tue Aug 09, 2022 2:37 pm

Thanks for sharing, wonderful video!
Micrographers from China, thanks to the forum for providing a platform for exchange


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#4 Post by Javier » Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:17 am

What a marvelous and interesting finding! Congratulations, Luis Carlos!

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Re: A giant amoeba: Pelomyxa palustris

#5 Post by Wes » Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:32 am

Great catch! Really nicely captured on video and an extremely interesting organsim. Could you tell us about the sample, where exactly did you find this beast?
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#6 Post by Luis Carlos » Wed Aug 10, 2022 9:11 am

Thanks for your comments!

Wes: I took the sample on the banks of the Ibaizábal river, among a dense proliferation of spirogyra-type algae, along with bottom debris. You can see a photograph of the collection point at the end of the video. At the moment the river has very little flow due to the tremendous drought that is plaguing the entire Iberian Peninsula

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#7 Post by Wes » Mon Aug 15, 2022 3:28 pm

Thank you for the explanation Luis. I have seen one of these very large amoebas only ones and it was in a very similar habitat rich in filamentous algae. I am currently in Southern Spain and its muy caliente so I can understand the drought problem.
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