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V. Balik; On the Soil Testate Amoebae Fauna (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of the Spitsbergen Islands (Svalbard). Arch.Protistenk 144:365-372, 1994

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Altogether 48 species, varieties and forms of testate amoebae were determined in soil, moss and lichen samples from two regions of Spitsbergen Islands (Svalbard). The species Centropyxis cassis, C. ecornis var. deflandrei, C. orbicularis, Cochliopodium erinaceum, Corythion delamarei, C. dubium v. aerophila, Difflugiella horrida, D. oviformis, D. pusilla, Euglypha rotunda var. dorsalis, E. tuberculata var. subcylindrica, Nebela bohemica, N. dentistoma, N. parvula, Phryganella microps, Plagiopyxis declivis, Pyxidicula ornata, Trigonopyxis arcula and Trinema lineare var. minuscula are new records for the testate amoebae fauna of Svalbard. Including these new species, 126 testate amoebae species, varieties and forms are known on Svalbard. The abundance, number of species and number of empty shells were relatively low.