Factor·arcadia
Bigelowiella longifila
Founding member species of "beast" group chlorarachniophytes, capable of switching between amoeboid (crawling) and flagellate (swimming) morphotypes.
Confidence
90%
active
Source
Prachee Avasthi et al. (2022). Chlorarachniophytes form light- and Arp2/3 complex-dependent extensions that are involved in motility and predation doi:10.57844/arcadia-eqg7-kf54 ↗
Connections (9)
Bigelowiella longifila extensions capture preyAssociation
Bigelowiella longifila extensions degrade plastids of diatomsAssociation
Bigelowiella longifila preys on smaller conspecificsAssociation
Chlorarachniophyte extensions mediate prey captureAssociation
Lotharella globosa extensions enable amoeboid crawlingAssociation
Lotharella globosa can exhibit amoeboid motilityAssociation
A. amoebiformis uses extensions for motilityAssociation
Gymnochlora sp. uses extensions for motilityAssociation
Bigelowiella longifila extensions are light-dependentAssociation