(from the article `pseudopodium`) Protozoans have four types of pseudopodia. Lobopodia, characteristic of Amoeba, are blunt and fingerlike; filopodia are slender and tapering, ... [3 related articles]
A thin protrusion from a cell, usually supported by microfilaments, may be functionally the linear equivalent of the leading lamella. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(= filopodia (plural)) A thin protrusion from a cell, usually supported by microfilaments; may be functionally the linear equivalent of the leading lamella.
Type: Term Pronunciation: fī′lō-pō′dē-ŭm, -ă Definitions: 1. A slender filamentous pseudopodium of certain free-living amebae. 2. A filamentous projection from a platelet that allows matrix formation.
a long, hairlike pseudopod composed of ectoplasm.