Diplochlamys

Diplochlamys
Systematics
Domain :	Eukaryotes (eukaryota)
without rank:	Amorphea
without rank:	Amoebozoa
without rank:	Tubulinea
without rank:	Arcellinida
Genre :	Diplochlamys
Scientific name
	Diplochlamys
	Greeff , 1888

The Diplochlamys are a genus of unicellular , wired amoeba . It comprises five species and belongs to the Microcoryciidae family .

features

Representatives of the diplochlamys are 40 to 60 micrometers in size. The small, round and gray-yellow housings are made up of two layers, inside there is a transparent bag that encompasses the actual cell and has a flexible opening. The outer layer consists of loosely arranged debris . The pseudopods are 10 to 20 micrometers long and taper outwards to an approximate point. The endoplasm is granular. The cell nucleus is of the vesicular type, i.e. it contains only one nucleus .

ecology

Diplochlamys are herbivores, they live in mosses on trees and in soil.

Systematics

The genus was first described by Richard Greeff in 1888 , the type species is Diplochlamys Leidyi . The genus includes five 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. 832 .

[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. 832 .