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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 <small>Bovee 1985</small>
  • Family Cryptodifflugiidae <small>Penard 1890</small>
  • Cryptodifflugia <small>Cash 1904</small> – 23 species
  • Meisterfeldia <small>Bobrov 2016</small> – 6 species
  • Wailesella <small>Deflandre 1928</small> – 1 species

The 2022 classification places Meisterfeldia and Wailesella as Arcellinida incertae sedis, leaving Cryptodifflugia as the sole member of the family.

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