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Paulinella (Testate Amoeba)

Paulinella chromatophora
Photograph from Plingfactory posted online

Paulinella chromatophora with 'filoplast' - cytoplasmic extension passing through collar of test.
Photograph posted online

Paulinella sp. illustrating siliceous scales (scale bar = 5 µm
Photograph from Nakayama and Archibold posted online

Nakayama. T. and J.M. Archibold 2012. Evolving a photosynthetic organelle. BMC Biology 10(35):1-3

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Paulinella sp. sketch by Lauterborn
Image posted by Keeling and Archibald online

Keeling, P.J. and J.M. Archibald 2008. Organelle Evolution: What’s in a name? Current Biology 18(8):R345-R347.

Lauterborn, R. (1895). Protozoenstudien II. Paulinella chromatophora nov. gen., nov. spec., ein beschalter Rhizopode des Su¨ ßwassers mit blaugru¨ nen chromatophorenartigen Einschlu¨ ssen. Zeitschrift fȕr wissenschartliche Zoologie 59, 537–544.

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