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Lobosea: Testacealobosia: Arcellinida: Difflugiidae

 Difflugia amphora
Leidy, 1874

Difflugia amphora Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section; pseudostome relatively large, with or lacking a collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species : 150-300 μm long, 90-200 μm wide, test long-oval, round cross-section, clear to brown; pseudostome 40-80 μm; flared, wavy pseudostomal collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Simlar species: D. amporalis; D. elongata; D. solowetzkii

Difflugia amphora Leidy 1874, test 205 μm long, 150 μm wide, x 100, x 200, x 400, x 640, Iida-shinden, Nishi-ku, Saitama city, Saitama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 4, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400
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