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Antarcella pseudarcella
Antarcella pseudarcella; 106 nucleus – from Penard (1917)

Antarcella pseudarcella  (Penard, 1917) Deflandre, 1928
Basionym: Arcella pseudarcella  Penard, 1917

Diagnosis: General shape as Arcella, small, c. 40-47 µm. Surface with some xenosomes. Yellow to brown. Finely granulated and with some striations. Aperture 12 µm in diameter. Pseudopodia long, pointed or jagged, sometimes branched. Very mobile. Nucleus relatively large with large central nucleolus.

Ecology: Herbivorous. Habitat: Sphagnum, dry mosses.

Antarcella pseudarcella
Antarcella pseudarcella; dry moss on a roof, Berlin, 2016
Antarcella pseudarcella
Antarcella pseudarcella; dry moss on a roof, Berlin, 2016
Antarcella pseudarcella
Antarcella pseudarcella; dry moss on a roof, Berlin, 2016
  • Last updated september 15, 2021
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