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However, there were variations in cell size and pseudopodia shape among the isolates.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

Phagocytosis helps amoebae in cell division and pseudopodia help amoebae move.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In unicellular protozoa, most responses are the simple movements in response to a chemical stimulus in flagella, cilia or pseudopodia, which are determined by concentrations of ions in the cytoplasm.

From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2015

Still others form cytoplasmic extensions called pseudopodia anywhere on the cell, anchor the pseudopodia to a substrate, and pull themselves forward in an “oozing” movement: these are typically amoeba.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The pseudopodia have axial filaments that can be traced to the periphery of the nucleus.

From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)