Euglypha
This is a sample of Euglypha from a municiple sludge. The jagged scales at the opening are evident here as well as the overlapping scales making up the body of the cast.
Transmitted Oblique Illumination
Scott, DAVID B., FRANCO S. Medioli, and Charles T. Schafer, MONITORING IN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS USING FORAMINIFERA AND THECAMOEBIAN INDICATORS, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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Characteristic Features:
This small species of Euglypha has a body composed of overlapping silica plates. The scales are about 5 to 7 micrometers in diameter and only a few tenths of a micrometer in thickness. The opening at the bottom of the cast is jagged as a result of the terminal scales projecting along the opening.Associated Particles:
References:
Jahn, T. L., HOW TO KNOW THE PROTOZOA, Wm. C. Brown Co. Publ., p. 128, 1949.Scott, DAVID B., FRANCO S. Medioli, and Charles T. Schafer, MONITORING IN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS USING FORAMINIFERA AND THECAMOEBIAN INDICATORS, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
