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