Giant amoeba - Giant amoeba

Japanese: オオアメーバ - おおあめーば
Giant amoeba - Giant amoeba

…Reproduction is usually by binary or multiple fission, but some species reproduce sexually. The giant amoeba Amoeba proteus (illustration) is large, reaching a body length of 0.4 to 0.6 mm, with several thick, long pseudopodia at the front that give it a deer antler-like shape, and has raised vertical stripes on the surface of its body. The slug amoeba Amoeba limax is small (0.03 to 0.04 mm) and elongated like a rod, with a small protrusion at the rear end. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "giant amoeba" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…生殖はふつう二分裂や多分裂で増えるが,有性生殖をする種類もある。 オオアメーバAmoeba proteus(イラスト)は大型で,体長0.4~0.6mmになり,前方に数個の太くて長い仮足をだしてシカの角のような形になり,体の表面に隆起した縦の筋をもつ。ナメクジアメーバAmoeba limaxは小型(0.03~0.04mm)で棒状にのび,後端には小さな突起がある。…

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