Testate Amoebae from South Vietnam Waterbodies with the Description of New Species Difflugia vietnamica sp. nov.
Author
Trana, Hoan Q.
Author
Mazei, Yuri A.
text
Acta Protozoologica
2018
57
4
215
229
http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/16890027ap.18.016.10092
journal article
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10.4467/16890027AP.18.016.10092
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1689-0027
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Difflugia vietnamica
sp. nov.
LSID
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
40EE4F28-F925-4B44-9C70- DEB8F7D476A3
Description:
Shell of medium size, ovoid to elongate-ovoid with pointed apex without horn (
Figs 6
,
7A, C
, Supplementary
Figure 3A
). The shell is symmetric with axis of symmetry is the line that passes through the top and perpendicular to the apertural plane. Shells are made of small sand grains (
Figs 7A–D
, Supplementary
Figure 3B, C
). The surface of the shell is relatively smooth, the area closer to the aperture is more rugged due to some particles with larger size. The aperture is circular (Supplementary
Figure 3D
), the apertural width is approximately 1/2 of the total body length and nearly 2/3 of the body width. The shell has a circular cross-section (
Fig. 6
, Supplementary
Figure 3D
).