Arcella sp. ambling across a microscope slide using its pseudopods. Arcella spp are testate amoebae (have a shell, usually made of protein). Observed during the US National Park Service's Centennial Bioblitz at Piscataway National Park, Maryland.

Phase contrast illumination, speed: ca. 1.5x.

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