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Lobosea: Testacealobosia: Arcellinida: Difflugiidae

Difflugia oblonga
Ehrenberg

Difflugia Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section; 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 sp.?, test 185 μm long, 80 μm wide, L/W=2.3, pseudostome 45 μm wide, P/W=0.56, x 100, x 200, x 400, Japan, December 1998 by Y. Tsukii
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