Protozoan Houses
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Description: Shells, tests, gelatinous envelopes and other protozoan body coverings are discussed in this article from Micscape.
by Richard L. Howey, Wyoming, US Images by Jan Parmentier, Holland Houses, shells, test, loricas, gelatinous envelopes, mucilaginous domes—these are names of enclosure strategies for a variety of types of protozoa. If one wonders about the function of such devices, the immediate answer that suggests itself is, of course, protection and, indeed, that is often an aspect. However, it is certainly not the only one. Some writers have suggested that buoyancy and feeding are also factors in the development of such structures.
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