Filipodium
Genus of single-celled organisms
The Filipodium is a genus of parasitic alveolates in Squirmida. This genus was described by Hukui in 1939.
01Taxonomy
It is a squirmid. The type species is Filipodium ozakai.
02Description
The trophonts of the genus Filipodium are covered with hair-like projections called cytopili and possess a high capacity for contraction, such as bending and twisting. These trophonts are supported by tubular extensions of the cortical alveoli but lack a microtubular or fibrillar axoneme. In some species, at least the cytopili are arranged longitudinally in every third or fifth longitudinal groove; the cell tip is flattened, can often expand laterally, and is triangular in shape with rounded corners, being wider than the body.
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