An amoeba with the tail ? ID please.

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:03 pm

Hello. I found this species and I don't know what it is. I can see it the first time. It is quite small. I've done cropping additionally to give it bigger.

Polarized light
Lumipan - CZJ microscope
40 X Olympus S planachromat
2,5 X NFK

Martin Kreutz · Post by **Martin Kreutz** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:31 am

Hi Marek,

your image shows the amoeba Mayorella penardi parasitized by the fungus Amoebophilus simplex. I'm quite sure. You can recognize the round anchor-cell of the fungus located in the amoeba, the so called haustorium.

Martin

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:30 am

Very nice find Marek.

Martin, why can't the amoeba just expel the anchor? And what is the final outcome?

Bernd · Post by **Bernd** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:11 am

Hi Marek,

Martin is right! About two years ago, this parasites was presented here and in this thread the history of its identification was discussed.
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... l+parasite

Bernd

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:36 am

Thank you all for comments. Bernd and Martin, thank you very much for your help in ID. The your link Berndt is very useful, thank you. Now I know everything

Marek