Contact: David Malmquist
davem@vims.edu
804-684-7011
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Caption: Photomicrograph of the amoeboid trophont life stage of Hematodinium from the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. "Trophont" refers to the adult, mobile life stage of certain protozoans.
Credit: Image courtesy of professor Jeff Shields/VIMS.
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