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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).


Difflugia oblonga Ehrenberg, test 225 μm long, 90 μm wide, L/W=, pseudostome 40 μm wide, x 640, No.2, Ikenokochi (or Ikenokouchi) marsh, Tsuruga city, Fukui Pref., Japan, September 24, 2006 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
Nebela Nebela

Images of collecting locality: No.2, Ikenokochi (or Ikenokouchi) marsh, Tsuruga city, Fukui Pref., Japan, September 24, 2006 by Y. Tsukii


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