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Image of Ploeotia

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Ploeotia (plee-owe-sha) a gliding heterotrophic euglenid. One flagellum projects anteriorly and beats with an undulating motion, the posterior flagellum is thickened and trails. The cells are rigid, usually flattened and have a well-developed ingestion apparatus seen here projecting from the front of the cell. Phase contrast.

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David Patterson and Michele Burford
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