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Sunday Protist -- Xenophyophore

By Psi Wavefunction on Monday, November 24, 2008
Possibly the world's largest cell:


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A deep-dwelling marine foraminiferan (Kingdom Rhizaria) that is one large multinucleate cell. They can grow up to 25cm in diameter!
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  1. PatronimusNovember 25, 2008 at 12:10:00 PM PST

    ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???????

    That makes me feel small!!!!

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