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Filosea: Gromiida: Euglyphina: Euglyphidae

 Euglypha brachiata
Leidy

Euglypha Genus: Test round or oval in cross-section; pseudostome terminal with dentate scales (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Test elongate, not compressed, slightly constricted near the center, 92-120 μm long, 30-37 μm wide, pseudostome 12-15 μm wide; the neck with 2-6 long recurved spines, (Cash & Wailes, The British Freshwater Rhizopoda and Heliozoa vol. III, 1915).

Euglypha brachiata Leidy ?, test 162 μm long, 69 μm wide, pseudostome 21 μm wide, x 640, Midoriga-ike (pond), Togakushi forest botanical garden, Togakushi highland, Nagano city (formerly Togakushi village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 21, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Euglypha brachiata Euglypha brachiata
test 177 μm long, 68 μm wide, pseudostome 25 μm wide, x 640
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test (left) 156 μm long, 58 μm wide, pseudostome 21 μm wide, x 400, x 640
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Images of collecting locality: Midoriga-ike (pond), Togakushi forest botanical garden, Togakushi highland, Nagano city (formerly Togakushi village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 21, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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