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Anthophysis

protomonad
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  • protomonad

    …solitary Monas or the colonial Anthophysis, are oval and amoeboid with one to three flagella; they inhabit foul water and feces and also may be found in human and animal intestines. The choanoflagellates, which sometimes are placed in a separate order, have a food-catching collar surrounding a single flagellum. The…

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    …solitary Monas or the colonial Anthophysis, are oval and amoeboid with one to three flagella; they inhabit foul water and feces and also may be found in human and animal intestines. The choanoflagellates, which sometimes are placed in a separate order, have a food-catching collar surrounding a single flagellum. The…

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