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Lobosea: Testacealobosia: Arcellinida: Difflugina: Difflugiidae

Cucurbitella mespiliformis
Penard, 1902

Cucurbitella mespiliformis Genus: Pseudosotme has distinct lobed or dentate collar over subpseudostomal diaphragm.
Species: Test 100-145 μm long, 75-100 μm diam.; collar diam. 40 μm, height -20 μm long; pseudostome round, 15-16 μm diam. (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Similar Genus -->> Difflugia


Cucurbitella sp. (mespiliformis ?), test 125 μm long, 112 μm wide (test diam.), collar 48 μm wide (test diam.), x 200, x 400, Japan, 1998 by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400
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Cucurbitella Cucurbitella Cucurbitella Cucurbitella

Cucurbitella sp. (mespiliformis ?), test 130 μm long, 112 μm wide (test diam.), collar μm wide (test diam.), x 400, x 640, Japan, 1998 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
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