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Family Netzeliidae Kosakyan et al., 2016, emend. Gonzales-Miguens et al, 2021

Diagnosis
: Globular or oviform tests, with radial symmetry. Aperture is central, regular or lobed and forms a collar towards the outside of the test. Presence of irregular, ‘nail’-shaped idiosomes or/and exogenous materials, when these are available.

Genera: Netzelia, Cyclopyxis

Position of Netzelia – From Gomaa et al., 2017
Ferry Siemensma, created February 23, 2019; last modified September 29, 2023
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