Excavata Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 2002
Excavata are unicellular organisms, containing a variety of free-living and symbiotic forms, and also including some important parasites of humans. They are classified based on their flagellar structures, and they are considered to be the oldest members of flagellated organisms.
K. marinus, after Jepps, 1934 Kibisidytes marinus Jepps, 1934 Diagnosis: Small amoeboid organism occurring in the sea, attached to the surface film or to some
P. aeris from Dumack et al., 2000 Phaeobola Dumack et al., 2000 Diagnosis: Cells roundish to oval shaped. Shell colorless to amber-colored, rough surface, few
Lacogromia sp., Pyrenees, France, 2021 Lacogromia sp. I found this species in a sample from a small pond in the moor of Cayan near Pont
R. armata, 68 µm long, excl. spines – Laegieskamp Rhizaspis armata (Lauterborn, 1901) Dumack et al., 2021 Basionym: Pamphagus armatum Lauterborn, 1890 Diagnosis: Theca membranous,
The original description with original drawings, Penard, 1890. Rhizaspis spinosa (Penard, 1890) Dumack et al., 2021 Basionym: Trinema spinosum Penard, 1890 Diagnosis: Theca membranous, ovoid
Difflugia “pseudoclaviformis”, front and side view, 424 µm Difflugia “pseudoclaviformis” Diagnosis: Shell pyriform, compressed, with a more or less pronounced aboral protuberance; shell composed of
Shells 461-448 µm, stacked image. I found this large en remarkable shells in sediment of a small mountain lake near Lolo Pass, Montana USA. It differs
Unknown species, collected from the river Drôme, France, 2021 Unknown species September 2021, I found about ten specimens of an agglutinated foraminifer in a sample
Cyclopyxis spec., 168 µm Cyclopyxis spec. Diagnosis: Shell circular in ventral and dorsal view, more or less hemispherical in lateral view (height/diameter ≈ 0.5); lateral
Difflugia fallax, from Penard, 1902 Difflugia fallax Penard, 1890 Diagnosis: Shell hyaline or yellowish-greenish, black at low magnification, round in cross section, formed of a