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pseudopodium

[ soo-duh-poh-dee-uhm ]

noun

Biology.
plural pseudopodia


pseudopodium

/ ˌːəʊˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. a temporary projection from the cell of an amoeboid protozoan, leucocyte, etc, used for feeding and locomotion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of pseudopodium1

First recorded in 1850–55
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However, there were variations in cell size and pseudopodia shape among the isolates.

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In unicellular protozoa, most responses are the simple movements in response to a chemical stimulus in flagella, cilia or pseudopodia, which are determined by concentrations of ions in the cytoplasm.

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The long pseudopodia reaching beyond the spicules are not lettered.

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The former of these consists, at one stage of its existence, of a small globular mass of protoplasm, from the whole periphery of which a multitude of fine pseudopodia radiate.

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