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: 95-190 μm long,
75-150 μm wide,
50-100 μm deep;
test like flask, neck against body; with secreted imbedded siliceous particles;
pseudostome circular 30-50 μm diam.
Lesquereusia spiralis,
test 135 μm long, μm wide,
x 640, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Tsukiyono town, Gunma Pref., Japan, September 2003 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Lesquereusia spiralis (Ehrenberg, 1840):
95-190 μm long,
75-150 μm wide,
50-100 μm deep;
test like flask, neck against body; with secreted imbedded siliceous particles;
pseudostome circular 30-50 μm diam.