Raphidocystidae Zlatogursky, 2018
Diagnosis: centrohelids with monolayered plate-scales covering cell surface. Plate-scales with a hollow inflected margin. Sometimes trumpet-shaped or tubular spine-scales present, forming an outer layer of coverings. At some life-cycle stages the siliceous scales are completely overwritten with organic spicules with some intermediate stages having a combination of the siliceous spicules and scales.
Type genus Raphidocystis Penard,1904
P. arcelloides – after Penard, 1904 Penardochlamys arcelloides (Penard, 1904) Deflandre, 1953 Diagnosis: Colorless or very slightly yellowish envelope, bag or cauldron-shaped, very thin, chitinous,
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
“Lachmannia” spec., body length 127 µm “Lachmannia” spec. I found two cells, size about 125 µm when ovoid, with an organic-walled membranous test and a
Diplophrys spec., with three tufts of filopodia Diplophrys spec. These cells are granular, never seen before. I found them in a sample from the Bert
I found this specimen in a sample from the Oppad, near Hilversum, 2020. It is similar to Psammonobiotus linearis, but lacks a clear spine at
Sphenoderia compressa, after Badewitz, 2002 Sphenoderia compressa Badewitz, 2002 Diagnosis: Test ovoid, oval in cross section, hyaline, covered with relatively small, oval, rather irregularly arranged