Family: Small, less than 50 μm; oblong to ovate; ridges faint or absent.
Genus: Length often greater than breadth (Page, 1976). Usually longer than broad (How to know the protozoa, 1979). Body ovate in locomotion, broader than long; anterior zone not formed as superimposed waves (Illustrated Guide, 1985). ???

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Platyamoeba sp. ??? 25 μm Japan, 199?	Platyamoeba sp. or Unda ? 23-27 μm Japan, 199?	Platyamoeba sp. or Unda ? 16 μm Japan, 199?	Platyamoeba sp. cell μm Japan, 1998

Similar genus --> Vannella; Unda; Clydonella

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