what is it??

[arturoag75]

Hi,
i think this is a Tecamoeba but i did not seen one before!
can you tell me what is it?
objective 40x Phase contrast - Flash
many thanks
arturo

[rekuwi]

Lieber Arturo,

es könnte eine Arcella sp. sein, vermutlich als Schwebeform wegen der vielen dünnen Axopodien. Eine Aufnahme, in der die Schale besser zu erkennen ist wäre sehr hilfreich.

Liebe Grüße
Regi

[arturoag75]

many thanks
may be a Gromia???
best
arturo

[Martin Schneider]

Hallo Arturo,
Ja, ich denke es geht in diese Richtung, Arcella ganz sicher nicht wegen der retikulosen Pseudopodien.
Allerdings kennt sich Ferry gerade mit diesen "weichen" Schalenamöben besser aus.
Kannst Du die ungefähre Größe nennen?
Viele Grüße
Martin

[Ferry]

Hi Arturo,

You have beautiful pictures as usual, but it is impossible to tell you what kind of amoeba this is without a good picture of the shell or body. It is not a Gromia: these amoebae do have granules on their filopodia. Without further information I guess it could be a Lecythium, Plagiophrys or Chlamydophrys species. Compare yours with:


Chlamydophrys species


Plagiophrys scutiformis


Lecythium




Ferry

[Monsti]

Servus Arturo,

I think it's important to know where this species was found. I guess it is a Lecythium, but I'm not a specialist. 

Kind regards
Angie

[arturoag75]

Hi Ferry ,
i think your last pic (dic one) is similar what i see..
i add two more pics i hope help you more..

Angie : many thanks for your answer 

[arturoag75]

Servus Arturo,

I think it's important to know where this species was found. I guess it is a Lecythium, but I'm not a specialist. 

Kind regards
Angie

....oops i forgot to tell you , i found this in a colture whit a lot of Closterium algae and rotifergen.Lepadella!
best
arturo

[Ferry]

Hello Arturo,

Yes, those last pictures make sense, because I recognize the vacuoles at the base of the network. I guess it is Chlamydophrys stercorea; based on several observations I think that Chlamydophrys stercorea is a Lecythium species. Lecythium species are very common, still we don't know much about their taxonomy.

Thanks for the photos!

Ferry

[arturoag75]

Thanks to you Ferry
arturo