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Lobosea: Testacealobosia: Arcellinida: Difflugiidae

Difflugia oblonga
Ehrenberg

Difflugia oblonga Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section; pseudostome relatively large, with or lacking a collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Test pyriform, flask-shaped, or ovoid; neck variable in length; aperture terminal, typically circular; test composed of angular sand-grains, diatoms; 60-580 μm by 40-240 μm (Kudo, 1966).
Similar species -->> D. oblonga


Difflugia oblonga, test 116 μm long, 43 μm wide (test diam.), L/W=2.7, pseudostome 17 μm diam., P/W=0.40, x 400, x 640, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Y. Tsukii
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