A review of testate amoeba genus Cryptodifflugia Penard, 1890 (Phryganellina: Cryptodifflugiidae) with a key to species
Author
Bobrov, Anatoly
Author
Mazei, Yuri
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Zootaxa
2017
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4282.2.4
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C. bassini
Bobrov, 2001
Figs 1
h,
1i
Original description.
Bobrov 2001
, P. 1012,
Fig. 1
.
Description.
Shell small, axially symmetrical, circular in transverse section, flattened in longitudinal section, widely elliptical. Aperture central, circular, wide, Apertural edge even, smooth, with weakly seen thickening. Shell chitinous, yellowish-brown. Shell surface smooth, without alien inclusions. Diameter/height ratio 1.88.
Measurements.
Shell diameter 15–23 µm, shell height 8–12 µm, aperture diameter 7–13 µm.
Habitat.
Upper layer (
0–5 cm
) of
Sphagnum
quagmire, wet
Sphagnum
mosses.
Geographical distribution.
Russia, Japan.