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Lobosea: Testacealobosia: Arcellinida: Difflugina: Lesquereusiidae

 Lesquereusia gibbosa
Thomas & Gauthier-Liévre, 1959

Lesquereusia gibbosa Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section; pseudostome at end of bent neck; test more or less coiled or folded (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: 120-150 μm long, 100-140 μm wide; test with constriction at base of neck; pseudostome round, 28-35 μm long (Illustrated Guide, 1985).

Lesquereusia gibbosa Thomas & Gauthier-Liévre, test 105 μm long, 95 μm wide, L/W=1.1, pseudostome 24 μm wide, x 640, Akebono marsh (or bog), Nidanuma (Nitanuma), Tsuchiyu-onsen, Fukushima city, Fukushima Pref., Japan, October 28, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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