Difflugia elegans
LeClerc, 1815
Genus: Pseudostome lacks lobed collar; test round or oval in cross-section;
with or lacking a collar (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: 80-130 μm long;
60-105 μm diam.; test, like
D. acuminata but shorter, broader; short neck constricted
at pseudostome, flared as collar; hollow spine at base; yellow to brown; imbedded siliceous
particles; pseudostome 45-55 μm
(Illustrated Guide, 1985).
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Paraeuglypha;
Difflugia elegans or Difflugia accuminata var. inflata Penard or D. curvicaulis Penard ?,
test 133 μm long (including spiny projection, 16 μm long), 78 μm wide, L/W=, pseudostome 33 μm wide,
x 640, No. 4-1, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No. 4, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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