Friday 30 October 2020

Arcella vulgaris has caught Synura

This testate amoeba lives in the mud and vegetation in standing water and also in the bottom, between algae and other plants. Arcella Vulgaris is a testate Amoeba with loose pseudopodia protruding from the pseudochitine shell. Testate amoebae are amoebae with an umbrella-shaped hard cover. The cover is for protection and is excreted by the animal itself. They nourish on diatoms, unicellular algae, animal protozoa such as flagellates and ciliates.


This video shows Arcella Vulgaris trying to digest a golden algae Synura. It was made with the Motic microscope BA310E and a Motic PlanApo 40X objective.

For more information about this amoeba and amoeba in general, consult:

https://www.arcella.nl/arcella-vulgaris/

https://www.arcella.nl/

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