Testate Amoebae –
Amoebozoa (Part), Stramenopiles (Part), Rhizaria (Part)
Observations on Euglypha acanthophora
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Euglypha acanthophora (Ehrenberg, 1841) Perty, 1849
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: Difflugia acanthophora Ehrenberg, 1841
Add’l Synonyms: Difflugia setigera Ehrenberg, 1871
Difflugia setigera var. acanthophora Ehrenberg, 1871
Scale bars indicate 50 µm.
Three images.
| First: | Synoptic representation of the test (shell). |
| Second and third: | Optical cross-section showing nucleus in the fundus (posteriorly). Two different specimens. |
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Place name: Tropical freshwater aquarium
Latitude: 54.3018013 Longitude: 10.07120132
Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.
Sampling date 09/2006. Scale bar indicates 25 µm.
Place name: Bog Hegne Moor near Lake Constance (Germany)
Latitude: 47.718106 Longitude: 9.093974
Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070WZ.
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