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
Arcella marginata, after Deflandre, 1929 Arcella marginata Daday, 1905 Diagnosis: Shell roughly hemispherical, rather overhanging, with a flattened, smooth edge. In dorsal view showing a
Arcella lobostoma, after Deflandre, 1929 Arcella lobostoma Deflandre, 1929 Diagnosis: Shell hemispherical. In ventral view, irregular circular outline, often a little elliptical; pseudostome irregularly lobed:
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