Cryptodifflugia spec. – 14 µm long

Cryptodifflugia spec.

Diagnosis: Shell ovoid, oblong, narrowing to the aperture into a distinct neck; shell wall chitinoid, covered with some small xenosomes; aperture circular; nucleus vesicular; small long digipodia present.

Dimensions: My measurement 14 µm

Habitat: Freshwater

Remarks: I have found this new species in a shallow mesotrophic pond in Crailoo, Hilversum.

Cryptodifflugia spec.
Ferry Siemensma, created March 1, 2019; last modified October 29, 2024
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