Actinophrys

Heliozoa type
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 3
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7 POINTS

Play: Actinophyrys has a MOVE of 1, and is considered a EUKARYOTROPH.

Fact: Heliozoa is a type of amoeba that is spherical with stiff projections (axopods) radiating outwards from its body.

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Graphic by Keeling Labwww3.botany.ubc.ca/keeling/
The actinophryids are small, familiar group of heliozoan protists. They are the most common heliozoa in fresh water, and are especially frequent in lakes and rivers, but a few are found in marine and soil habitats as well. Each actinophryid are unicellular and roughly spherical in shape, without any shell or test, and with many […] read more