Testate amoebae
testate amoebae (or thecamoebians) is a polyphyletic group of ameboids characterize by the presence of a test. Testate amoebae mainly include the euglyphid testate amoebae (Cercozoa; Euglyphida) [1] and the Arcellinida. Testate amoebae taxa are differentiated by their test characteristics and the type of pseudopodia (lobose, recticulose, or filose). Arcellinid testate amoebae produce lobose (wide) pseudopodia.
References
- ^ Ralf Meisterfeld: Testate amoebae with filopodia , In: John J. Lee, Gordon F. Leedale, Phyllis Bradbury (Hrsg.): The Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa, 2nd Edition. Vol. 2, Society of Protozoologists, Lawrence, Kansas 2000, ISBN 1-891276-23-9, pp. 1054-1084