Arcella discoides, (a testate rhizopod)

1 Feb 1999 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Found as
Date	1 February 1999
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon	51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice County	Berks, VC no: 22
Country	England

Notes:

Pond sample from 1/1/99

180µm diam, mouth 67µm, 40µm high - very low profile; surface pattern of lines, apparently cross-hatched.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Corbet, S.A., 1973. An Illustrated Introduction to the Testate Rhizopods in Sphagnum, with special reference to the area around Malham, Yorkshire. Field Studies, Vol 3, No 5, 801-838pp, Field Studies Council

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Arcella discoides, (a testate rhizopod)

1 Feb 1999 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

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