An interesting group of testate amoebae is the genus Difflugia. There have been described hundreds of species, but the question is: how many of them are true species? Most descriptions are inaccurate of just based on one single test. Probably this group consists of several genera. Only DNA sequencing can help here. One of my projects is to make a visual map of all known species. It’s one of the most difficult taxa to identify.
Velamentofex tyrolensis Family Velamentofexidae Völcker and Clauß, 2020 Diagnosis: Multinucleate organic-walled monothalamous foraminifera. Test spherical to pyriform, usually surrounded by a broad layer of mucus-like
Claparedellus lachmannii, common shape (Riedensee) Claparedellus lachmannii Khanipour Roshan and Clauß, 2020 Diagnosis: Multinucleate organic-walled monothalamous foraminifera. Test spherical to elongated pyriform or irregularly shaped, with a
Claparedellus lachmannii Genus Claparedellus Khanipour Roshan and Clauß, 2020 Diagnosis: Multinucleate organic-walled monothalamous foraminifera. Test spherical to elongated pyriform or irregularly shaped, with a hyaline, flexible,
Fig. 1: Main cell body of specimen A, partly hidden by debris Haplomyxa sp. Three specimens were observed in a Petri dish, along with two
Edaphoallogromia australica Family Edaphoallogromiidae Siemensma, Holzmann, Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Clauß, Voelcker, Bettighofer, Khanipour Roshan, Walden, Dumack and Pawlowski, 2020 Diagnosis: Multinucleate organic-walled monothalamous foraminifera with a spherical
“Lachmanni spec., body length 127 µm “Lachmanni” spec. I found two cells, size about 125 µm when ovoid, with an organic-walled membranous test and a