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Lobosea: Testacealobosia: Arcellinida: Difflugiidae

Difflugia globulosa
Dujardin, 1837

Difflugia globulosa Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section; pseudostome relatively large, with or lacking a collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: 70-110 μm long; 55-85 μm diam.; test oval, round cross-section; brown, chitinoid, with imbedded siliceous plates, attached debris (Illustrated Guide).


Difflugia globulosa ? (small varieties ? or similar species), test 30 μm long, 25 μm wide, L/W=, pseudostome 18 μm wide, x 640, No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Difflugia globulosa Difflugia globulosa Difflugia globulosa

Images of collecting locality: No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii


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