Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section; pseudostome relatively large,
with or lacking a collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Similar species >>D. bacillariarum;
D. pyriformis;
D. oblonga;
Difflugia bacillifera Penard,
test 152 μm long, 70 μm wide, L/W=2.2,
pseudostome 25 μm wide,
x 400, x 640, Tanohara Natural Park, Ontake highland, Otaki town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 26, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640