• Source: Cryptodifflugiidae

Cryptodifflugiidae is a family of arcellinid testate amoebae.




Description


Members of this family are conopodous (with conical pseudopods) amoebae with the body in a clear, usually firm, vase-shaped test, and conical pseudopods for locomotion that extend separately from the opening of the test.




Classification


The classification of the family, as of 2019:

Infraorder Phryganellina Bovee 1985
Family Cryptodifflugiidae Penard 1890
Cryptodifflugia Cash 1904 – 23 species
Meisterfeldia Bobrov 2016 – 6 species
Wailesella Deflandre 1928 – 1 species
The 2022 classification places Meisterfeldia and Wailesella as Arcellinida incertae sedis, leaving Cryptodifflugia as the sole member of the family.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Cryptodifflugiidae
• Amoeba
• Pelomyxa
• Acanthamoeba
• Mycetozoa
• Entamoeba
• Amoeba (genus)
• Endolimax
• Arcellinida
• Tubulinea