Parmulina cyathus – from Penard, 1902

Parmulina cyathus Penard, 1902

Diagnosis: Shell in lateral view hemispherical, compressed laterally, in oral view ovoid; slit-like pseudostome when folded. Shell clear, flexible, chitinoid, opaque, attached debris. Pseudopods rare, bluntly lobate. Endoplasm granular. One vesicular nucleus.

Dimensions: Penard (1902): Diameter 40—45 µm, up to 60 µm. My measurements: 36 µm.

Ecology: Herbivorous. Found in dry mosses (on trees and roofs).

Parmulina cyathus
Parmulina cyathus, from a roof, the Netherlands.
Parmulina cyathus
Small specimen of Parmulina cyathus?, Croatia, 2023.
Ferry Siemensma, created March 2, 2019; last modified April 21, 2025
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