
Cryptodifflugia brevicolla, after Golemansky, 1979
Cryptodifflugia brevicolla Golemansky, 1979
Diagnosis: Shell ovate, laterally compressed, with a clearly expressed chitinous collar around the aperture; neck circular in transverse section; fundus elliptical in transverse section; shell colorless and transparent. Aperture circular, surrounded by a small transparent chitinous collar.
Dimensions: Shell height 14–18 μm; shell width 12–15 μm; shell depth 5–11 μm; aperture diameter 4–7 μm.
Ecology: Marine sandy beach, psammal supralittoral.
Distribution: Vietnam.
References: Bobrov, A., Mazei, Y., 2017. A review of testate amoeba genus Cryptodifflugia Penard, 1890 (Phryganellina: Cryptodifflugiidae) with a key to species. Zootaxa 4282 (2): 292–308.