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Image of Amoeba proteus

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Single cell, living, moving to upper right. The uroid is the cumpled region at the posterior end of the cell. Actively progressing pseudopodia (such as the one pointing north) have a hyaline cap. Cell surface with folds. Contractile vacuole and nucleus not visible.

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D. J. Patterson.
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