Light and electron microscope observations and prey specificities of an algophorous amoeba from Japanese freshwater.
Year: 1984
Type: article
Abstract: An algophorous amoeba, a species in the genus Nuclearia, was isolated from a eutrophic lake in Japan. The floating form with extremely fine radiating pseudopodia has a mean diameter of 12.5μm. The characteristic shape of this isolate is subspherical or flattened and no motile form was observed. The nucleus contains a lobed central nucleolus. Fourteen strains of bacteria, cyanobacteria and green algae were tested as prey for the isolated amoeba. There was considerable variation in the rates of their utilization. The high rates of predation by the amoeba suggest that it may be of importance in the food chains and nutrient recycling in aquatic habitat.
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.30.411
Authors: YOKO YAMAMOTO, KENJI SUZUKI
Institutions: Meiji University, Meiji (Japan), Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: University of Dundee
OpenAlex ID: W2036729175