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Lobosea: Testacealobosia: Arcellinida: Difflugiidae

Difflugia amphora
Leidy, 1874

Difflugia amphora Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section; pseudostome relatively large, with or lacking a collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species : 150-300 μm long, 90-200 μm wide, test long-oval, round cross-section, clear to brown; pseudostome 40-80 μm; flared, wavy pseudostomal collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Simlar species: D. amporalis; D. elongata; D. solowetzkii


Difflugia oviformis Cash ?, test μm long, μm wide, x 640, Naga-ike (pond), Shinbaru, Sue-machi (Sue town), Fukuoka Pref., Japan, October 2001 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Difflugia Difflugia


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