“Christinellula“ from Spiegelplas
Diagnosis: This specimen was present in a sample from the Spiegelplas (‘Mirror Lake’) in the Netherlands. It differs from previous observed specimens by the shape of the plate scales. These are pointed.
Ecology: The sample came from a large lake, mesotrophic water.
D. australis after Playfair, 1917 Difflugia australis (Playfair, 1917) Gauthier-Lièvre et Thomas, 1958 Syn.: Difflugia bacillariarum var. australis Playfair 1917 Diagnosis: Test broadly ovate, with
D. baradlana after Varga, 1963 Difflugia baradlana Varga, 1963 Diagnosis: Test ovoid with a very small neck which is about 1/4 of the test length.
D. angelica after Gauthier-Lièvre et Thomas, 1960 Difflugia angelica Gauthier-Lièvre et Thomas, 1960 Diagnosis: Test spherical, slightly mammillated. Pseudostome regularly lobed like a star with
D. algaephila after Decloitre, 1977 (l) and Chardez (1980) Difflugia algaephila Decloitre, 1977 Diagnosis: Test ovoid, neatly pointed, with oblique round pseudostome. Dimensions: Length 73-75
Spherical tests Tests that are more or less spherical, some with a collar, but all without spines or other outgrowths. The aperture or pseudostome is
Compressed tests Compressed tests are more or less oval or elliptical in cross-section. The aperture is round or oval or even lobed. This group has no