Centropyxis constricta Penard, 1890

Bindu, L., 2021, Studies on the free-living protozoan fauna of estuaries in the coastal zone of Tamil Nadu, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 61-75 : 65

13. Centropyxis constricta Penard, 1890

Material examined: Mi-370, 6 ex., Vellar estuary, 08.i.2013; Mi-392, 6 ex., Vellar estuary, 20.vi.2013; Mi-401, 4 ex., Karaikkal estuary, 19.vi.2013.

Diagnosis: Test elliptical,grey in colour, posterior part arched, covered with sand stone particles; stony particles attached with posterior border; aperture eccentric and located near the anterior border of the test; diameter of test 110-140µm.

Distribution in India: Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.