Cryptodifflugia psammophila   (Golemansky, 1970) Bobrov & Mazei, 2017
Difflugiella psammophila Golemansky, 1970

Diagnosis: Shell small, pyriform, pointed aborally, oval in transverse section, transparent, colorless, covered with rare sand grains. The aperture is circular.

Dimensions: Shell length 20–24 μm, shell width 12–14 μm, aperture diameter 4–5 μm.

Ecology and distribution. Marine psammon. Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean.

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.