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The most identifiable characteristic of the heliozoans is the presence of axopodia.
Protozoa 2008
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Finally, heliozoans combine the efforts of cilia and axiopods to maneuver their way through the water.
Protozoa 2008
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The protozoa are divided into four major groups: the ciliates, the flagellates, the heliozoans, and the amoebas.
Protozoa 2008
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Some marine heliozoans (radiolarians) have a protective exoskeleton of silica, but freshwater species just have tiny silica scales or a perforated capsule.
Protozoa 2008
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Sexual reproduction is common in ciliates, but rare in heliozoans and amoebas, and absent in flagellates.
Protozoa 2008
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Flagellates and heliozoans in the Greenland Sea ice studied alive using light microscopy.
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However, heliozoans generally will try to consume most anything that comes across their paths since they have little locomotive ability.
unknown title 2009
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Depending on conditions and food supplies, areas may contain large populations, the heliozoans quickly reproducing asexually through binary fission or budding.
unknown title 2009
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However, heliozoans generally will try to consume most anything that comes across their paths since they have little locomotive ability.
unknown title 2009
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Depending on conditions and food supplies, areas may contain large populations, the heliozoans quickly reproducing asexually through binary fission or budding.
unknown title 2009
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