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Gas Vacuoles and Flotation in the Testate Amoeba Arcella discoides
Author(s) -
OGDEN COLIN G.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1991.tb04441.x
Subject(s) - amoeba (genus) , vacuole , testate amoebae , contractile vacuole , substrate (aquarium) , float (project management) , biology , botany , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , engineering , marine engineering , cytoplasm , peat
The natural formation of gas vacuoles as a method of movement is described for the testate amoeba Arcella discoides. These vacuoles are used to float the organism from the substrate to the surface in an inverted position.