Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section; pseudostome relatively large,
with or lacking a collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Difflugia claviformis Ehrenberg,
test 240 μm long (including spine, 40 μm), 83 μm wide, L/W=2.9 (2.4),
pseudostome 42 μm wide,
x 400, x 640, Ushidome-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi village, Nagano Pref., Japan, May 28, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
Test 240 μm long (including spine, 25 μm), 90 μm wide, L/W=2.7 (2.4),
pseudostome 40 μm wide, x 400, x 640