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Lobosea: Testacealobosia: Arcellinida: Difflugina: Nebelidae

 Nebela carinata
(Archer 1867) Leidy 1879

Nebela Family: Test usually more or less compressed; pseudostome narrowly oval or slit-like.
Genus: Test more or less flask-shaped, with more or less neck (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Test 140-280 μm long, 90-170 μm wide, 40-80 μm in thickness; with flange compressed to thin shelf, usually not extended along neck, pseudostome 28-50 &956;m long, 12-15 μm wide (Illustrated Guide, 1985).

Nebela carinata (Archer) Leidy (or Nebela marginata Penard), test 117 μm long, 90 μm wide, L/W=1.3, pseudostome 24 μm wide, x 640, Tenbo marsh (or bog), Tsugaike highland (Tsugaike Natural Park), Otari village, Nagano Pref., Japan, July 3, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Nebela carinata Nebela carinata

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