Difflugia Leclerc, 1815
(a genus of testate rhizopods)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Difflugia gigantea
a testate amoeba
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 		Species 1 images
Difflugia (unidentified)
Unidentified Difflugia Testate Rhizopods
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 		Unidentified 3 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDifflugia (a genus of testate rhizopods)
FamilyDIFFLUGIIDAE (a family of testate amoebae)
OrderARCELLINIDA (an order of protozoans)
ClassTUBULINEA (a class of protozoans)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Mazei, Y. & Warren, A. 2015 A survey of the testate amoeba genus Difflugia Leclerc, 1815 based on specimens in the E. Penard and C.G. Ogden collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Part 3: Species with shells that are spherical or ovoid Protistology Vol 9 (1): 3-49.
() Mazei, Y. & Warren, A. 2014 A survey of the testate amoeba genus Difflugia Leclerc, 1815 based on specimens in the E. Penard and C.G. Ogden collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Part 2: Species with shells that are pyriform or elongate Protistology Vol 8 (4): 133-171.
() Mazei, Y. & Warren, A. 2012 A survey of the testate amoeba genus Difflugia Leclerc, 1815 based on specimens in the E. Penard and C.G. Ogden collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Part 1: Species with shells that are pointed aborally and/or have aboral protuberances Protistology Vol 7 (3): 121-171.
Ogden, C.G. 1983 Observations on the systematics of the genus Difflugia in Britain (Rhizopoda, Protozoa) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) Vol 44: 1-73.

Difflugia (a genus of testate rhizopods) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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