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. compressa angustioris
Tarnogradsky, 1959
Figs
3
g, 3h
Original description.
Tarnogradsky 1959
. P. 50, Table. 8, Figs 62 a–g.
Description.
Shell differs from the typical form by a more elongated shell with oval aperture, laterally compressed, golden-brown.
FIGURE 3.
Different species of the genus
Cryptodifflugia
: a–f—
C. compressa
, broad side lateral view (a, d), narrow side lateral view (b, e), apertural view (c, f), g–h—
C. compressa angustioris
, narrow side lateral view (g), broad side lateral view (h), i–k—
C. compressa australis
, broad side lateral view (i), narrow side lateral view (j), apertural view (k), l—
C. compressa ovata
, lateral view. a–f—after Penard 1902, g–h—after Tarnogradsky 1959, i–l—after Palyfair 1917. Scale bar 20 µm.
Measurements.
Shell length 19–20 µm, shell width 15–17 µm.
Habitat.
In
Sphagnum
.
Geographical distribution.
Russia (Caucasus), Belgium, Germany, Spitsbergen.