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Chlamydophrys

Chlamydophrys Cienokovski (ref. ID; 3693), Cienkowski (ref. ID; 1618) or Cienkowsky (ref. ID; ?)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Test rigid, circular in cross-section; aperture often on drawn-out neck; body fills the test; zonal differentiation of cytoplasm distinct; nucleus vesicular; refractile waste granules; pseudopodia branching; fresh water or coprozoic. (ref. ID; 1618)

[ref. ID; 1923]
Shell thin, hyaline, but rigid. Aperture circular, not deformable. (ref. ID; 1923)
  1. Chlamydophrys minor Belar (ref. ID; 1923, 2586)
  2. Chlamydophrys stercorea Cienokovski (ref. ID; 3693) or Cienkowski (ref. ID; 1618)
    See; Pamphagus hyalinus (ref. ID; 3693)

Chlamydophrys minor Belar (ref. ID; 1923, 2586)

Descriptions

Shell rigid, ovoid, with a small aperture. Protoplasm filling the shell, with a very distinct spheric nucleus placed posteriorly, and a transversal layer of brilliant granules. Pseudopodia straight, numerous, radiating. Habitat aquatic vegetation. (ref. ID; 1923)

Measurements

Length 16-20 um. (ref. ID; 1923)

Chlamydophrys stercorea Cienokovski (ref. ID; 3693) or Cienkowski (ref. ID; 1618)

See

Pamphagus hyalinus (ref. ID; 3693)

Descriptions

Mature cysts yellowish brown, 12-15 um in diameter; multiplication by budding; coprozoic and fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

Test 18-20 by 12-15 um. (ref. ID; 1618)