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Lithocolla

Lithocolla F.E. Schulze, 1874 (ref. ID; 3691)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Spherical body; outer envelope with usually one layer of sand-grains, diatoms, etc.; nucleus eccentric. (ref. ID; 1618)
  1. Lithocolla apsteini Huitfeld-Kass, 1906 (ref. ID; 3541)
  2. Lithocolla flavescens Penard, 1904 (ref. ID; 3541, 3691 original paper)
  3. Lithocolla globosa F.E. Schulze, 1874 (ref. ID; 3541, 3691) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618)
  4. Lithocolla magna Burger, 1906 (ref. ID; 3541)

Lithocolla globosa F.E. Schulze, 1874 (ref. ID; 3541, 3691) reported year? (ref. ID; 1618)

Descriptions

Body reddish with numerous small colored granules; nucleus large; central granule unknown; in lakes, ponds, and rivers; also in brackish water. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

Envelope 35-50 um in diameter. (ref. ID; 1618)