Difflugia schuurmani Van Oye, 1932

Diagnosis: Shell oval, very regular, with a short neck ending straight in a three-lobed mouth opening. The shell consists of quartz grains cemented together by chitin without any particular coloration. Protoplasm is visible through the shell and attached to the base and neck by epipodia. Nucleus in the posterior quarter.

Dimensions: Van Oye (1932): Shell length 70-97 µm, width 45-75 µm (n=25).

Habitat: Freshwater. South-Africa.