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Leptochlamys

Leptochlamys West, 1901 (ref. ID; 3686)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Test ovoid, thin transparent chitinous membrane, circular in optical section; aperture end slightly expanded with a short neck; aperture circular, often oblique; body fills test; without vacuoles; pseudopodium short, broadly expanded and sometimes cordate; fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)

[ref. ID; 3686]
Shell colourless; ovoid; circular in transverse section; composed of proteinaceous material; aperture terminal, circular. (ref. ID; 3686)
  1. Leptochlamys ampullacea West (ref. ID; 1618, 3491, 3595)

Leptochlamys ampullacea West (ref. ID; 1618, 3491, 3595)

Descriptions

Nucleus large, posterior; with green or brown food particles; among algae. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

Test 45-55 by 36-40 um in diameter; aperture 15-17 um. (ref. ID; 1618)