Difflugiella vanhoornei Beyens et Chardez, 1986

Bobrov, Anatoly, 2016, Description of a New Testate Amoebae Genus Meisterfeldia with Notes on the Systematics of the Suborder Phryganellina (Amebozoa; Tubulinea; Arcellinida), Acta Protozoologica 55 (4), pp. 211-219 : 217

Basionym: Difflugiella vanhoornei Beyens et Chardez, 1986

Description: The shell is ovoid, with a circular cross-section. It is entirely chitinoid, with a yellowish hyaline tint. The aperture is circular, obliquely truncat- ed, and the border shows a slight swelling ( Fig. 8 ).

Measurements: shell length 13–15.5 µm; shell depth 8–8.5 µm; diameter of aperture 3.8–4.5 µm (n = 5).

Habitat: moss ( Sphagnum girgensohnii ) from steep bank a brook.

Figures

Fig. 8. Meisterfeldia vanhoornei (after: Beyens et al., 1986). Scale bar: 5 µm.