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Filosea: Gromiida: Euglyphina: Euglyphidae

 Paraeuglypha sp.
Penard, 1902

Paraeuglypha Genus: Test more or less oval; Test round in cross-section with tapered base (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Similar species -->> Difflugia elegans;

Paraeuglypha sp. or Difflugia curvicaulis Penard ?, test 65 μm long (excluding spine), 32 μm wide, L/W=2.0, pseudostome 13 μm wide, spine 13 μm long, x 640, a small wetland near Numa-no-hara marsh (Genseikaen), Madarao highland (Niigata & Nagano Pref.), Myoko village, Niigata Pref., Japan, May 15, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Paraeuglypha Paraeuglypha Paraeuglypha
Paraeuglypha Paraeuglypha

P. reticulata: 55-70 μm long, 25-30 μm wide; test yellow, ovoid; pseudostome flared, round, 12-14 μm; nucleus spherical, 15-20 μm (Illustrated Guide, 1985).

Similar Species (or synonym ?) :
Euglypha mucronata Leidy: Test large, 100-150 μm long, 30-60 μm wide; fundus conical with one to two terminal spines (12-44 μm long); pseudostome round, bordered by a single row of 6-8 denticulate scales (Kudo, 1966).

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