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Lobosea: Testacealobosia: Arcellinida: Difflugiidae

Cucurbitella dentata
LeClerc, 1815

Cucurbitella Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section; with or lacking a collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Test 125-140 μm long, 120-130 μm diam.; collar 60-80 μm diam., with incurved spines over round pseudostomal diaphragm; pseudostome 30-50 μm diam. (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Similar species: C. lunaris; C. obturata; C. curvidenta; C. modesta
Similar Genus -->> Difflugia


Cucurbitella dentata, test 105 μm long, 95 μm wide, x 400, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Y. Tsukii
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Cucurbitella Cucurbitella Cucurbitella

Cucurbitella dentata, test 100 μm long, 93 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Y. Tsukii
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Cucurbitella Cucurbitella

Cucurbitella dentata, test μm long, μm wide, x 400, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Cucurbitella Cucurbitella Cucurbitella

Cucurbitella dentata, test μm long, μm wide, x 400, x 640, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Cucurbitella Cucurbitella

Cucurbitella dentata, test 110 μm long, 103 μm wide, x 400, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400
Cucurbitella Cucurbitella Cucurbitella


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