Pelomyxa palustris Greeff, 1874

Pelomyxa palustris: slightly compressed specimen . In the native state this big amoeba (observed size: up to 2mm ) is oval-shaped or kidney-shaped.
 
Pelomyxa palustris: focal plane on the extensions of the cell membrane
 
Pelomyxa palustris: highly vacuolated cytoplasma with many nuclei surrounded by symbiotic bacteria.
 
 
 
Location (1): Kalwes-Teiche, Bochum-Querenburg, NRW, Germany; pond2
 
Habitat (1): periphyton (click to enlarge >>>>)
 
Date (1): coll.: 26.11.2022; img.: 27.11.2022 (
 
 
 
 
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