Pseudopodia: A pseudopodium or pseudopod (plural

A pseudopodium or pseudopod (plural: pseudopodia or pseudopods) is a temporary cytoplasmic extension of an amoeboid cell, used for locomotion and ingestion of food. The name means literally ‘false foot’. Pseudopodia are powered by microfilaments near the cellular membrane. About half of the internal space of an amoeba contains microfilaments. A pseudopodium contains both granuloplasm and hyaloplasm. Pseudopodia which only contain hyaloplasm are called subpseudopodia. Pseudopodia are temporary projections of the cell membrane that help in movement and feeding. Learn about the different types of pseudopodia, their formation mechanism, and their roles in amoeboid movement and immune response. Learn about pseudopods, temporary extensions of the cytoplasm used for locomotion and feeling by some single-celled and multicellular organisms. Discover the four types of pseudopods (lobopodia, axopodia, filopodia and reticulopodia) and their formation, structure and functions. Learn how cells use pseudopodia, or false feet, to move across surfaces and through mediums. Explore the process, mechanisms, and structures of pseudopodial locomotion in different organisms and cells.