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Tontonia appendiculariformis
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Tontonia appendiculariformis

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  • amoeba
    protozoan
    / Photosynthesis and plastid acquisition

    The large marine ciliate Tontonia appendiculariformis may contain thousands of plastids that have been derived from a variety of flagellates. T. appendiculariformis, however, appears to be selective in its choice of prey, deriving plastids only from certain organisms.

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    The large marine ciliate Tontonia appendiculariformis may contain thousands of plastids that have been derived from a variety of flagellates. T. appendiculariformis, however, appears to be selective in its choice of prey, deriving plastids only from certain organisms.

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