Arcella

Lobosea: Arcellinida: Arcellidae

Arcella vulgaris
Ehrenberg, 1832







Family: Test rigid, chitinoid, often areolar, smooth; pseudostome ventral, round (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Genus: Test variable, chitinoid; binucleate (Illustrated Guide, 1985).


Arcella vulgaris, x 400, x 640, Uruguay Nov. 1999, photo by Yuuji Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640

Arcella discoides Ehrenberg, 1871: Diam. 90-150 μm, height 25-30 μm; pseudostome, round, 30-40 μm; with or without ring of pores (Illustrated Guide, 1985).


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