''Cryptodifflugia'' is a genus of arcellinid testate amoebae. It contains all the species previously grouped as the genus ''Difflugiella'', which is now a synonym of ''Cryptodifflugia''.

Description

''Cryptodifflugia'' species are characterized by a shell with an oval egg-like shape with a short neck. Their surface is either smooth or adhering foreign particles. The shell can be colorless, yellow or brown, composed of an outer proteinaceous material that is usually lined. The shell's aperture is terminal, and has either a circular or an oval shape. They present

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in the form of ectoplasmic anastomosing reticulopods, i.e. like fine threads that can branch or anastomose (meaning they can form links with each other) to create a dense network.

Classification

The classification of the genus, as revised in 2017, identifies 23 species along with some subspecies: *''

Cryptodifflugia angulata ''Cryptodifflugia'' is a genus of arcellinid testate amoebae. It contains all the species previously grouped as the genus ''Difflugiella'', which is now a synonym of ''Cryptodifflugia''. Description ''Cryptodifflugia'' species are characteriz ...

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Cryptodifflugia angusta ''Cryptodifflugia'' is a genus of arcellinid testate amoebae. It contains all the species previously grouped as the genus ''Difflugiella'', which is now a synonym of ''Cryptodifflugia''. Description ''Cryptodifflugia'' species are characteriz ...

'' (Schönborn, 1965) Page, 1966 – Bulgaria, Poland, Germany *''

Cryptodifflugia angustastoma ''Cryptodifflugia'' is a genus of arcellinid testate amoebae. It contains all the species previously grouped as the genus ''Difflugiella'', which is now a synonym of ''Cryptodifflugia''. Description ''Cryptodifflugia'' species are characteriz ...

'' Beyens et Chardez, 1982 – Belgium *''

Cryptodifflugia apiculata ''Cryptodifflugia'' is a genus of arcellinid testate amoebae. It contains all the species previously grouped as the genus ''Difflugiella'', which is now a synonym of ''Cryptodifflugia''. Description ''Cryptodifflugia'' species are characteriz ...

'' (Cash, 1904) Page, 1966 – England, Russia, Germany, Romania *''

Cryptodifflugia bassini ''Cryptodifflugia'' is a genus of arcellinid testate amoebae. It contains all the species previously grouped as the genus ''Difflugiella'', which is now a synonym of ''Cryptodifflugia''. Description ''Cryptodifflugia'' species are characteriz ...

'' Bobrov, 2001 – Russia,

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Cryptodifflugia brevicolla ''Cryptodifflugia'' is a genus of arcellinid testate amoebae. It contains all the species previously grouped as the genus ''Difflugiella'', which is now a synonym of ''Cryptodifflugia''. Description ''Cryptodifflugia'' species are characteriz ...

'' Golemansky, 1979 – Vietnam *'' Cryptodifflugia collum'' (Chardez, 1971) Bobrov & Mazei, 2017 – Belgium, France *'' Cryptodifflugia compressa'' Penard, 1902 –

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**''Cryptodifflugia compressa angustioris'' Tarnogradsky, 1959 – Caucasus, Belgium, Germany,

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**''Cryptodifflugia compressa australis'' Playfair, 1917 –

**''Cryptodifflugia compressa ovata'' Playfair, 1917 –

*'' Cryptodifflugia crenulata'' Playfair, 1917 –

**''Cryptodifflugia crenulata glabra'' (Schönborn, 1965) Bobrov & Mazei, 2017 – Germany, Poland **''Cryptodifflugia crenulata globosa'' Playfair, 1917 –

, Poland, Germany, Greenland, Romania, Vietnam,

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*'' Cryptodifflugia horrida'' Page, 1966 – Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic,

, Vietnam *'' Cryptodifflugia lanceolata'' Golemansky, 1970 –

*'' Cryptodifflugia leachi'' Nicholls, 2006 – Canada *'' Cryptodifflugia minuta'' (Playfair, 1917) Bobrov & Mazei, 2017 –

, Russia, Greenland,

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Cryptodifflugia oviformis ''Cryptodifflugia'' is a genus of arcellinid testate amoebae. It contains all the species previously grouped as the genus ''Difflugiella'', which is now a synonym of ''Cryptodifflugia''. Description ''Cryptodifflugia'' species are characteriz ...

'' Penard, 1890 –

**''Cryptodifflugia oviformis fusca'' (Penard, 1890) Bonnet et Thomas, 1956 –

*'' Cryptodifflugia paludosa'' Golemansky, 1981 – Black Sea *'' Cryptodifflugia patinata'' (Schönborn, 1964) Bobrov & Mazei, 2017 – Germany, Poland *'' Cryptodifflugia psammophila'' (Golemansky, 1970) Bobrov & Mazei, 2017 – Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean *'' Cryptodifflugia pusilla'' Playfair, 1917 –

**''Cryptodifflugia pusilla conica'' Playfair, 1917 –

*'' Cryptodifflugia sacculus'' (Penard, 1902) Deflandre, 1953 –

**''Cryptodifflugia sacculus sakotschawi'' Tarnogradsky, 1959 – Caucasus *'' Cryptodifflugia splendida'' (Schönborn, 1965) Page, 1966 – Poland, Germany *'' Cryptodifflugia valida'' Playfair, 1917 –

, Chile *'' Cryptodifflugia voigti'' Schmidt, 1926 – Germany, Russia, Belgium, Romania *'' Cryptodifflugia vulgaris'' (Francé, 1913) Volz, 1928 – Germany, Bulgaria, Russia

Excluded taxa

Several taxa previously accredited to ''Cryptodifflugia'' or ''Difflugiella'' have been excluded from the 2017 revision: * ''Difflugiella heynigi'' Schönborn, 1965 and ''Cryptodifflugia lamingerae'' Chardez, 1977 do not match the description of the genus because they are larger and characterized by an apical aboral end of the shell and a prominent long neck with collar; it is possible that these two species will soon be included in the genus '' Chardezia'' instead. * ''Cryptodifflugia sakotschawi'' and ''C. kelensis'' were mentioned by Tarnogradsky in 1945 but their descriptions were never published. * ''Cryptodifflugia turfacea'' Zacharias, 1903 and ''C. vanhoornei'' Beyens et Chardez, 1987 are thought to be more probably a different genus because they're characterized by a

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-shaped shell.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2897589 Tubulinea Amoebozoa genera