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Vampyrella
Algae and Protists
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Vampyrella is a genus of amoebae belonging to the vampyrellid endomyxans, with individual cells usually ranging from about 30 to 60 micrometers across. Members of the genus alternate between two life stages, a free living trophozoite stage and a cyst stage in which mitosis takes place. The genus has drawn considerable scientific attention for its unusual feeding behavior: it perforates the cell wall of algal cells and draws out their contents for nourishment.
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