Difflugiella apiculata, (Cash, 1904) Page, 1966

Bobrov, Anatoly & Mazei, Yuri, 2017, A review of testate amoeba genus Cryptodifflugia Penard, 1890 (Phryganellina: Cryptodifflugiidae) with a key to species, Zootaxa 4282 (2), pp. 292-308 : 295

C. apiculata ( Cash, 1904) Page, 1966

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Difflugiella apiculata Cash, 1904

Original description. Cash 1904, P. 225, Table 21, Fig.7 .

Description. Shell ovoid, not compressed laterally, chitinous, smooth, transparent, colorless, without mineral particles, aperture circular. Cytoplasm colorless.

Measurements. Shell length 40 µm, shell width 28–30 µm.

Habitat. Freshwater, Sphagnum mosses, wet green mosses, on the surface of aquatic algae and plants.

Geographical distribution. England, Russia, Germany, Romania.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Different species of the genus Cryptodifflugia: a— C. angulata, lateral view, b – d— C. angusta, lateral view (b, c), apertural view (d), e – f— C. angustatostoma, narrow side lateral view (e), broad side lateral view (f), g— C. apiculata, lateral view, living specimen with cytoplasm, h – i— C. bassini, lateral view (h), apertural view (i). a—after Playfair 1917, b – d—after Schönborn 1965, e – f—after Beyens & Chardez 1982, g—after Cash 1904, h – i—after Bobrov 2001. Scale bar 20 µm.

FIGURE 7. Different species of the genus Cryptodifflugia: a— C. sacculus, lateral view, b – c— C. sacculus sakotschawi lateral view (b), apertural view (c), d – e— C. splendida, lateral view of different specimens, f— C. valida, lateral view, g – h—C. voigti, lateral view (g), apertural view (h), i— C. vulgaris, lateral view. a—after Penard 1902, b – c—after Tarnogradsky 1959, d – eafter Schönborn 1965, f—after Playfair 1917, g – h—after Schmidt 1926, i—after Francé 1913. Scale bar 20 µm.