Light micrograph of a collection of Radiolaria, members of the shelled amoeboid protozoa. Radiolaria are usually marine & plantonic organisms, having

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Light micrograph of a collection of Radiolaria, members of the shelled amoeboid protozoa. Radiolaria are usually marine & plantonic organisms, having an internal siliceous skeleton of complex & fantastic shapes. Around this is an external layer of highly vacuolated buoyant protoplasm from which radiate numerous fine pseudopodia (false feet). These are employed in the collection of food & serve as a locomotive mechanism. Magnification: x40 (35mm size).

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Size: 5144px × 3478px
Photo credit: © JAN HINSCH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: algae, animal, diatom, invertebrate, invertebrates, light, micrograph, nature, phytoplankton, plankton, protozoa, protozoan, radiolarian, wildlife, zoology