Apodera angatakere (Brehm, 1928) Mitchell, Blandenier & Duckert, 2021

Diagnosis: Shell composed of two clearly distinct parts: a subcircular, oval, or ellipsoidal, compressed posterior body and a neck. Both parts are separated by a deep constriction around the entire base of the neck. Sides of the neck straight to slightly concave, with a bulge at the base in broad view. Neck margins sometimes compressed. Posterior part with a hollow keel starting near the constriction and surrounding the entire posterior end of the test. Body almost circular.

Dimensions: According to Kosakian et al, 2025: Shell length 186—226 μm, width 120—167 μm, aperture 39—50 µm.

Habitat: Sphagnum and brown mosses in peatlands, as well as alpine wetlands and mosses in low Metrosideros forests.

Geographical distribution: New Zealand’s North, South, and Auckland Islands.

References:
Kosakyan, A., Meisterfeld, R., Lara, E., Duckert, C., Mitchell, E., 2025. A taxonomic monograph of hyalospheniid testate amoebae. Amoebozoa: Arcellinida: Hyalospheniformes, Mémoire XIV. Éditions Alphil-Presses universitaires suisses, Neuchâtel.