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Post by carlos.uruguay »

I think that could be Leptophrys elegans, but maybe also Penardia mutabilis
I never seen one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jueygR9gQSc

Approximately 60um of length
Thank you from already
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Interesting! I hope Ferry will see this and offer an opinion.

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Post by Ecki »

Carlos,

Very nice find!

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Thanks Ecki and Bruce for your comments
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Post by Mitch640 »

Carlos, Ferry is going to love this one. Heck, I love it and I don't know what it is. Did you look on his amoeba pages for a match? Can't wait to hear what it is.

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Post by carlos.uruguay »

So is Mitch. The more similar are Leptophrys elegans or Penardia mutabilis, but this is the first time that i see
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Post by Mitch640 »

Here is Ferry's site. I use it all the time. :)

http://arcella.nl/

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There, I've taken the data
I want to know what thinks Ferry

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Post by Ferry »

I had a nice holiday in Peru and took some very interesting samples there. But now I'm back home again and ready to look at your problem.
Actually, it is also a problematic creature for me :D It is filled with whirling granules, but the filopodia are not granulated. Between the base of the filopods web- or veil-like cytoplasm is visible. In the first session it looks like a Vampyrella, but these group is supposed to suck algae cells. Your amoeba is filled with e.g. diatoms, which is not a vampyrellid characteristic. The second session shows an elongated form, which looks more like a Leptophrys. Penardia mutabilis is quite different, it has very granutaled filopodia and is usually filled with green material, the same is true for Chlamydomyxa.
I'm not fully convinced it is a Leptophrys, but for the moment I don't have another option.
Here is some information:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2455309?seq=2

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Post by carlos.uruguay »

Thank you Ferry.
Congratulations for your travel to Peru
I will write 'Probable Leptophrys'.
It is the one that I have found more similar between the hundreds of photos that I have observed.
But my experience is much very little.
A greeting
carlos

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