Uroid
Description:
The posterior part of a actively moving naked amoebae usually adopts a distinctive appearance. The cytoplasm is often more rigid in this area, and the surface of the cell is thrown into folds or is the source of numerous filaments. In this amoeba, the uroid has a rumpled appearance as a result of folds forming in the cell surface. Phase contrast micrograph.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Amoebozoa (amoeboid protists)
- Tubulinea
- Elardia
- Euamoebida
- Amoebidae
- Chaos
- Chaos carolinense
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