Centropyxis cassis Deflandre, 1929

Bindu, L., 2021, Studies on the free-living protozoan fauna of estuaries in the coastal zone of Tamil Nadu, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 61-75 : 65

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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v121/i1/2021/141506

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scientific name

Centropyxis cassis Deflandre, 1929
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12. Centropyxis cassis Deflandre, 1929

Material examined: Mi-338, 6 ex., Kaliveli estuary,

06.i.2013; Mi-450, 6 ex., Vellar estuary, 08.i.2013.

Diagnosis: Test elliptical, yellowish brown in colour, test formed of quartz particles; fundus rounded; flanks less arched; oral aperture semi circular and surrounded by large pebbles; test diameter 90-99 µm.

Distribution in India: Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu (present record), Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

Kingdom

Protozoa

Phylum

Amoebozoa

Class

Lobosa

Order

Arcellinida

Family

Centropyxidae

Genus

Centropyxis

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