Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section;
with or lacking a collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: Test pyriform, flask-shaped, or ovoid; neck variable in length;
aperture terminal, typically circular; test composed of angular sand-grains, diatoms;
60-580 μm by 40-240 μm (Kudo, 1966).
Difflugia oblonga Ehrenberg,
test 110 μm long, 55 μm wide, L/W=2.0, pseudostome 23 μm wide,
x 640, No.6, Mizunashi-Yachi, Komado marsh (No.13), Showa village and Tajima town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, May 21, 2007, by Y. Tsukii 31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.6, Mizunashi-Yachi, Komado marsh (No.13), Showa village and Tajima town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, May 21, 2007, by Y. Tsukii