
Wailesella eboracensis, 69 µm long
Genus Wailesella Deflandre, 1928
Diagnosis: Shell ovate, brown, reddish-brown or yellow-brown, chitinoid; aperture circular, subterminal; pseudopodia conical; nucleus vesicular, spherical.
One known species.
Wailesella eboracencis (Wailes & Penard, 1911)
Diagnosis: Shell ovate, brown, reddish-brown or yellow-brown, chitinoid; aperture circular, subterminal; pseudopodia conical; nucleus vesicular, spherical.
Dimensions: Length 20-28 µm. My measurements 22-69 µm, from several locations in The Netherlands and Austria.
Habitat: Sphagnum, mosses and peatbogs. Rare, never abundant.
Remarks: The shell strongly resembles a Trinema shell, but the color makes a quick distinction possible.


Wailesella eboracensis, 25 µm long