Clathrulina elegans, diameter 97 µm
Genus Clathrulina Cienkowski, 1867
Diagnosis: Cell surrounded by a stalked spherical test with numerous openings for the axopodia. Axopodia with few microtubuli and kinetocysts, often branching. Zoospores with two flagellae.
Type species: C. elegans Cienkowski, 1867
Ecology: Sphagnum swamps and among aquatic plants in ponds; locally common.
Species:
| 1 | Test with relatively large openings | C. elegans |
| - | Test with relatively small openings | C. stuhlmanni |
Published: Oct. 28, 2016, last updated: May. 14, 2017