Xenophyophores: The Strange Life of a Giant Single Cell

You may think of single-celled organisms as being microscopically small, but these ocean dwellers are a little heftier than that.

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Sources:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew_Gooday2
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/51647007@N08/5277250609/
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