Another addition to the Icarus Project, this is my second and final descendant of Moebus lienia.

Dipleura xanthura, meaning "Two-lunged yellow tail", is an early amoeboflagellate on Icarus. It is marine, highly organised and the first eukaryote with a flagellum, originating in part with one of M. lienia's pseudopodia. It also has an eyespot, able to detect light which helps guide it to its prey, photosynthetic cells that dwell in well lit waters. It has two permanent vacuoles that function as stomachs and the pseudopodia at the front are used in feeding.

This was extraordinarily difficult for me to accomplish, but I think it is one of my best. It is the first with proper lighting, I think it gave good contrast, especially with the pseudopodia at the front. This is the first with a light source that lends itself to that, as Moebus and Erythroecium have both been lit from the viewer's angle. I lost count of the number of layers, but there were more than 60. Probably needlessly. This time I didn't add any particulate to the water, I only just realised, and I don't think I'll bother.