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Description:
Quadrulella (quad-roo-lell-a) is a testate amoeba. The pyriform shell is composed of quadrangular, non-overlaping siliceous scales. Each scale measures on average 7 X 7 microns. The shell of this dead specimen is filled with transparent quadrangular siliceous scales, built by the cell in his or her lifetime. Differential interference contrast.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Amoebozoa (amoeboid protists)
- Tubulinea
- Elardia
- Arcellinida (testate lobose amoebae)
- Difflugina
- Hyalospheniidae
- Quadrulella
- Quadrulella symmetrica
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- Martin Kreutz
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