Naardermeer Noord
This location is an isolated ditch in the nature reserve Naardermeer, in the northern part. My samples came from waterplants and from bottom sediments. They were rich on iron bacteria. The exact location is: GPS 52.30460, 5.11635 (see arrow). The site is located in the centre of the Netherlands.
Remarkable species in this ditch:
Pelomyxa palustris Pelomyxa palustris, found below decaying leaves in the hollow of a beech Pelomyxa palustris, found below decaying leaves in the hollow of a
H. galeata – from Stepanek, 1963 Hoogenraadia galeata (Stepanek, 1963) n. comb. Gillardella galeata Stepanek, 1963 Diagnosis: Shell somewhat similar to the shell of Corythion dubium
Arcella grospietschi, after Stepanek, 1963 Arcella grospietschi Stepanek, 1963 Diagnosis: Shell disc-shaped, yellow-brown, in ventral view with a undulated border, with seven large and seven smaller
Arcella oyei, after Stepanek, 1963 Arcella oyei Stepanek, 1963 Diagnosis: In dorsal view, the shell is circular, with 10 apparent broken lobes on the surface. In
C. halophila, after Bonnet, 1959 Centropyxis halophila Bonnet, 1959 Diagnosis: Shell with ovoid sole, extended by a rather strongly covering visor and not clearly separated
Euglypha cuspidata Euglypha cuspidata Bonnet, 1959 Diagnosis: Shell small, very transparent, ovoid, in lateral view very elliptical, with sharp edges. Pseudostome small, elliptical, surrounded by a