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Arcella conica, 81 µm – stacked images

Arcella conica (Playfair, 1918)
Syn.: Arcella pyramidalis Van Oye, 1926

Diagnosis: Test hemispherical; dorsal surface with angular facets which are bordered by six or more prominent folds; aperture slightly invaginated, circular and bordered by a collar.

Dimensions: In literature diameter 68-100 µm; aperture 20-33 µm wide; my measurements: 49-98 µm.

Ecology: waterplants.

Remarks: Variation in this species appears to be restricted to the arrangement of the angular folds. Specimens can be confused with A. costata, which has a flat apex. Playfair compares the shell in side view with a marquee-tent.

Arcella conica, 80 µm in diameter – stacked images

Arcella conica

Arcella conica, 90 µm, stacked image

Arcella conica, Tirol, Austria

Arcella conica, with long tapering pseudopods

Arcella pyramidalis

Arcella pyramidalis, after Van Oye, 1926

Ferry Siemensma
Created February 19, 2019
Last updated May 28, 2020

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