pseudopodia
Noun
The word is derived from pseudopodium
Meaning
of Pseudopodium
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
Each actinophryid are unicellular and roughly spherical in shape, without any shell or test, and with many pseudopodia supported by axopods radiating outward from the cell body, which adhere to passing prey and allows it to roll or float about.
Generally several pseudopodia arise from the surface of the body (polypodial, e.g. Amoeba proteus ) or a single pseudopodium may form on the surface of the body (monopodial, e.g. Entamoeba histolytica ).
Pseudopodia are critical in sensing prey that can then be engulfed; the engulfing pseudopodia are called phagocytosis pseudopodia.
Principally, these pseudopodia are food collecting structures.
Reticulopodia are very complex and bear individual pseudopodia that form irregular nets.