
Cryptodifflugia leachi, after Nicholls, 2006
Cryptodifflugia leachi Nicholls, 2006
Diagnosis: Shell oval elliptical, circular in transverse section, with smooth surface and very small aperture.
Dimensions: Shell length 10–16 μm, shell width 8–12 μm, aperture diameter 1.5–2.5 μm.
Ecology: Aquatic species living in bottom sediments.
Distribution: Canada.
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.