Cryptodifflugia minuta
Cryptodifflugia minuta
Cryptodifflugia cf minuta, ca. 10 µm long. Drawing from Playfair

Cryptodifflugia minuta Playfair, 1917

Diagnosis: Shell minute, ovate, circular in cross‑section, with a rounded fundus; sides converging toward a very narrow base. Aperture very narrow, with a thickened rim or sometimes a very narrow but distinct collar. Membrane thick, smooth, and inclined to be rufescent. Shell flask‑shaped, markedly narrowing toward the anterior end.

Dimensions: Length 10–13 µm; breadth 8–9 µm.

Ferry Siemensma, created February 27, 2019; last modified January 02, 2026
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