Antarcella

Antarcella
Systematics
Domain :	Eukaryotes (eukaryota)
without rank:	Amorphea
without rank:	Amoebozoa
without rank:	Tubulinea
without rank:	Arcellinida
Genre :	Antarcella
Scientific name
	Antarcella
	Deflandre , 1928, em. 1953

Antarcella is a genus of unicellular , wired amoeba . It comprises two species and belongs to the Arcellidae family.

features

In the side view, representatives of the genus Antarcella are hemispherical. The housings have a sheath-shaped, circular mouth opening. The cell nucleus belongs to the ovular type, so it contains numerous nuclear corpuscles , this is the only reliable diagnostic feature to distinguish it from representatives of the genus Arcella . There is a contractile vacuole that is 10 to 15 micrometers in diameter.

ecology

Antarcella species live as herbivores in peat moss .

Systematics

The genus was first described in 1928 by Georges Deflandre , in 1953 he expanded the description ( Emendation ). The genus includes two species including:

Antarcella atava (type species)

proof

↑ ^a ^b ^c Ralf Meisterfeld: Arcellinida , In: John J. Lee, GF Leedale, P. Bradbury (Ed.): An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa . tape 2 . Allen, Lawrence 2000, ISBN 1-891276-23-9 , pp. 827-860 .

[mei-1] Ralf Meisterfeld: Arcellinida , In: John J. Lee, GF Leedale, P. Bradbury (Ed.): An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa . tape 2 . Allen, Lawrence 2000, ISBN 1-891276-23-9 , pp. 827-860 .