Ref ID : 4747
R.M.M. Roijackers and F.J. Siemensma; A Study of Cristidiscoidid Amoebae (Rhizopoda, Filosea), with Descriptions of New Species and Keys to Genera and Species. Arch.Protistenk 135:237-253, 1988
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13 species of cristidiscoidid amoebae were collected from brackish and fresh waters in Sweden and The Netherlands. Two new species are described, 5 species are re-diagnosed, and observations on several previously described species are reported. Cristidiscoidid amoebae are classified now in 3 genera within the family Pompholyxophryidae. The genus Pinaciophora is preserved for all cristidiscoidid amoebae with discoid, perforated plate-scales and no spine-scales. Species with both plate- and spine-scales are transferred to the genus Rabdiophrys. At least 2 Pompholyxophrys species are shown to have internal struts in their scales. Keys to genera and species of cristidiscoidid amoebae are presented.