Difflugia bicruris Gauthier-Lièvre et Thomas, 1958

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5. Difflugia bicruris Gauthier-Lièvre et Thomas, 1958

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Difflugia bicruris Gauthier-Lièvre et Thomas, 1958

Material examined. Pocheon-si (37°47′38.45″N, 127°09′ 53.07″E), Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; 30 April 2021.

Deposition. NIBRPR0000111163.

World distribution. Cosmopolitan.

Diagnosis. Shell elongate ovoid, in cross section circular, with almost parallel sides; mouth truncated, round. Fundus with two tubular horns, long, straight, and sharply pointed, separated from each other by a U-shaped space. Covered with small mineral grains. Shell length 105 μm, width 58 μm; mouth diameter 35 μm; horn length 20 μm.

Remarks. This specimen is slightly smaller than previous descriptions.

Figures

Fig. 1. Photomicrographs of Amoebozoa (A-F). A, Centropyxis aculeata minima; B, C. cassis spinifera; C, C. aplanata; D, Difflugia am- phoralis; E, D. bicruris; F, D. curvicaulis. Scale bars: 50 μm.