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Scientists Discovered a New Species of Amoeba that Resembles Hat of Gandalf the Wizard from The Lord of the Rings
Publicado em 10 fevereiro 2017
Scientists have discovered a new amoeba species, and have named it Arcella gandalfi after a character that appeared in The Lord of the Rings. According to scientists, the most notable feature of the new species is that its funnel-shaped shell resembles the hat of Gandalf the Wizard, a character that appeared in The Lord of the Rings.
“Arcellinida are free-living lobose amoebae that produce an outer shell (test),” study authors write.
“Here, we describe a conspicuous new species, Arcella [...]