Euglypha ciliata, circular aperture, tree moss, Germany
Euglypha ciliata (Ehrenberg, 1848)
Diagnosis: Test oviform, compressed, in cross-section elliptical; aperture circular, bordered by dentated scales; body-scales oval. Nucleus ovular, large with small nucleoli scattered throughout the nucleoplasm. Plasma and filopodia normal.
Dimensions: Literature: 60-100 µm.
Ecology: Sphagnum and other mosses, also in sediments and between waterplants.
Remarks: A variable species.
Euglypha ciliata, moss on soil, the Netherlands