Heleopera petricola

Heleopera petricola
	Heleopera petricola
Systematics
without rank:	Tubulinea
without rank:	Arcellinida
without rank:	Difflugina
Family :	Heleoperidae
Genre :	Heleopera
Type :	Heleopera petricola
Scientific name
	Heleopera petricola
	Leidy , 1879

Heleopera petricola is a shell amoeba from the genus Heleopera . It is also known in German as a sack-shell amoeba. The species occurs in peat moss and other mosses .

features

Heleopera petricola is around 100 micrometers long. The species is colorless and broadly sack-shaped. The mouth opening is a wide gap that occupies the entire front. The shell has a field that is indistinct and irregular. At the rear end there are a couple of larger stones.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in the water drop. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2 .

Web links

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[Wassertropfen-1] A ^b Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in the water drop. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2 .