Difference between revisions of "Reticulopodia"
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Reticulopodia, also known as reticulose [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudopodia pseudopodia], net-like pseudopods which form complex irregular anastomosing networks. | Reticulopodia, also known as reticulose [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudopodia pseudopodia], net-like pseudopods which form complex irregular anastomosing networks. | ||
| − | "Reticulopodia have been variously termed | + | "Reticulopodia have been variously termed 'granuloreticulopodia', 'pseudopodial networks', 'rhizopodia, and "cytoplasmic strands." (from [[BIBLIOGRAPHY|Bowser & Travis, 2002]]) |
"The most remarkable feature of the granular rhizopodia of foraminifera is the typical bidirectional cytoplasmic flow ... Granules are transported in both directions simultaneously even in extremely fine rhizopodial strands" (from [[BIBLIOGRAPHY|Lipps,1993]]) | "The most remarkable feature of the granular rhizopodia of foraminifera is the typical bidirectional cytoplasmic flow ... Granules are transported in both directions simultaneously even in extremely fine rhizopodial strands" (from [[BIBLIOGRAPHY|Lipps,1993]]) | ||
