Amoeba proteus
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amoeba-proteus-275-11291209
title:
Amoeba proteus
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Amoeba proteus is a large species of amoeba closely related to another genus of giant amoebae, Chaos. As such, the species is sometimes given the alternative scientific name Chaos diffluens. This protozoan uses extensions called pseudopodia to move and to eat smaller unicellular organisms. Food is enveloped inside the cell's cytoplasm in a food vacuole, where ingested matter is slowly broken down by enzymes. A. proteus inhabits freshwater environments and feeds on protozoans, algae, rotifers, an
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Species of amoeba
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoeba_proteus
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date modified:
2024-04-15T13:43:51Z
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