Genus Schouteden, 1906 (=Pamphagus Bailey, 1853):
Test elastic, compressed; biconvex in cross-section;
pseudostome oval (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: 20-70 μm long;
15-50 μm wide; 8-23
μm thick; test clear flexible, ovoid;
fundus round to pointed; pseudostome, flattened oval,
3-12 μm wide;
pseudopod, clear, filose, may branch, anastomose; nucleus spherical, 5-12
μm; contractile vacuole, 10-12
μm (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
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