Lotharella globosa can exhibit amoeboid motilityARCADIA Knowledge Graph

Association·arcadia

Lotharella globosa can exhibit amoeboid motility

Claim that, while some Lotharella globosa strains lack an amoeboid life stage, isolated strains can crawl, indicating amoeboid-type motility.

Confidence
80%
active

Evidence Quote

Lotharella globosa can use amoeboid crawling for motility

Relationship

Lotharella globosa enables Cellular motility

Evidence

Reference regarding morphological diversity among culture strains of Lotharella globosa.

Hirakawa Y et al. (2011). Morphological Diversity between Culture Strains of a Chlorarachniophyte, Lotharella globosa doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023193

Reference for molecular and phylogenetic analysis of chlorarachniophytes.

Gilson PR & McFadden GI (1999). Molecular, morphological and phylogenetic characterization of six chlorarachniophyte strains doi:10.1111/j.1440-1835.1999.tb00278.x