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Amoeba (lacking a test or shell)

Amoeba with empty vacuole and several digestive vacuoles containing ingested food particles. Among identifiable food objects are the diatoms Gomphonema, Navicula, Cyclotella, and Synedra.

 

Amoeba with numerous internal granules, likely ingested as food. A nearby Synedra may become the next victim.

 

Amoeba with numerous internal granules.Nearby diatoms are Synedra and Gomphonema.

 

Amoeba proteus
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