Fisculla nemoris
F. nemoris, from Baumann, 2015

Fisculla nemoris  (Baumann. Dumack & Bonkowski, 2016)

Diagnosis: Cell body: round, diameter 13–21  µm. Ellipsoidal clear nucleus; long axis 4.8–8 µm. Central spherical nucleolus. May form floating stages with retracted filopodia during or after digestionof food. Older food-depleted cultures have clumps of 2–7 basolaterally adhering cells, sometimes basally partially fused.

Habitat: Type locality: Germany; patch of moss growing on a withering tree stump in a deciduous forest.

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