Fisculla asini
F. asini, from Baumann, 2015

Fisculla asini  (Dumack, Baumann & Bonkowski, 2016)

Diagnosis: Cell body: round, diameter 19–32  µm. Ellipsoidal granular nucleus; long axis 11–16.5  µm. Central spherical nucleolus. May form floating stages with extended motionless filopodia that expand into all directions. Cell aggregates usually with 2–5cells. Smooth-walled dense cysts form within theca. Granules in the cyst seem to have another, smaller, granule attached.

Habitat: Type locality: Big puddle in a donkey paddock of a deer park in Dormagen, Germany.

Ferry Siemensma, created March 2, 2019; last modified October 16, 2024
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