Arcella
a genus of freshwater, ameboid protozoa that secrete a hard, umbrellalike sh-ll having a single opening through which the pseudopodia extend.
historical examples
dujardin points out very clearly the ident-ty of structure between organisms like amœbæ and such forms as difflugia and arcella.
the ocean world: louis figuier
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