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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Awerintzewia

Awerintzewia Schouteden

ref. ID; 1923

Shell aperture oval, with thickened border. One species. (ref. ID; 1923)
  1. Awerintzewia cyclostoma (Penard, 1901) (ref. ID; 7850) reported year? (ref. ID; 1923) or (Penard) Schouteden, 1906 (ref. ID; 4664) reported year? (ref. ID; 2081)

Awerintzewia cyclostoma (Penard, 1901) (ref. ID; 7850) reported year? (ref. ID; 1923) or (Penard) Schouteden, 1906 (ref. ID; 4664) reported year? (ref. ID; 2081)

Descriptions

Shell broadly ovoid, compressed, covered with various-sized plates, some large, scattering, others small, filling in between the large ones. Sand grains often at the fundus. Color usually a dark violet or steel blue. Habitat Sphagnum, moss and aquatic vegetation. (ref. ID; 1923)

Measurements

Length 135-180 µm. (ref. ID; 1923)