Amoeba, mostly its test

specious_reasons · Post by **specious_reasons** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:59 pm

An Amoeba, it looks like it might be Centropyxis or related.

It was quite "shy" while I was observing it.

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:25 am

Nice images -- a good combination of detail in the test and also in the pseudopods.

I am not sure what "shy" means. Putting out only a few pseudopods, perhaps?

--Rik

specious_reasons · Post by **specious_reasons** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:50 am

rjlittlefield wrote:Nice images -- a good combination of detail in the test and also in the pseudopods.

I am not sure what "shy" means. Putting out only a few pseudopods, perhaps?

--Rik

Thanks. I did try a stack with the test, but it rotated slightly as I was taking pictures, and the pictures did not successfully align, both with Zerene stacker and CombineZP.

Yes, "shy" because the amoeba was putting out only a few pseudopods, then quickly withdrawing them. It didn't noticeably leave its shell at all when I had it in darkfield.