Cryptodifflugia compressa ovata
C. compressa ovata , after Playfair, 1917

Cryptodifflugia compressa ovata   Playfair, 1917

Diagnosis: Shell differs from the typical form by more elongated and widely ovate shell and by the absence of organic lip around an aperture.

Dimensions: Shell length 19 μm, shell width 17–18 μm.

Ecology and distribution. Aquatic plants and wetlands. Australia.

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.

Ferry Siemensma, created September 19, 2019; last modified October 29, 2024
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