Euglyphia is a group of

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protists in the phylum

Cercozoa Cercozoa (now synonymised with Filosa) is a phylum of diverse single-celled eukaryotes. They lack shared morphological characteristics at the microscopic level, and are instead united by phylogeny, molecular phylogenies of rRNA and actin or Ubiqu ...

. They are unicellular eukaryotes characterized by a cell body covered in large imbricate scales, and an apical aperture through which they extend either filose pseudopodia or two

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of different sizes that are not used for

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Classification

Euglyphia is composed of 2 orders and 7 families, with a total of 14 different genera. *Order

Euglyphida The euglyphids are a prominent group of filose amoebae that produce shells or tests that in most described species is reinforced by siliceous scales, plates, and sometimes spines, but this reinforcement is absent in other species. These eleme ...

**Family

Euglyphidae The euglyphids are a prominent group of Filosa, filose amoebae that produce shells or Test (biology), tests that in most described species is reinforced by siliceous scales, plates, and sometimes spines, but this reinforcement is absent in other ...

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Euglypha ''Euglypha'' is a genus of cercozoa. It includes the species ''Euglypha rotunda''. References External links

* * Imbricatea Rhizaria genera {{Cercozoa-stub ...

'' **Family

Trinematidae The euglyphids are a prominent group of filose amoebae that produce shells or tests that in most described species is reinforced by siliceous scales, plates, and sometimes spines, but this reinforcement is absent in other species. These element ...

– '' Corythion,

Trinema ''Trinema'' is a genus of testate amoeba in the phylum Cercozoa. It includes the species '' Trinema lineare''. Species of ''Trinema'' are common in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Description ''Trinema'' is a testate amoeba: a type of amo ...

'' **Family Sphenoderiidae – '' Sphenoderia, Trachelocorythion'' **Family Assulinidae – '' Assulina, Placocista'' **Family

Cyphoderiidae The euglyphids are a prominent group of Filosa, filose amoebae that produce shells or Test (biology), tests that in most described species is reinforced by siliceous scales, plates, and sometimes spines, but this reinforcement is absent in other ...

– '' Cyphoderia, Corothionella, Pseudocorythion'' **Family

Paulinellidae Paulinellidae is a family of testate amoebae in the order Euglyphida The euglyphids are a prominent group of filose amoebae that produce shells or tests that in most described species is reinforced by siliceous scales, plates, and sometimes ...

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Paulinella ''Paulinella'' is a genus of at least eleven species including both freshwater and marine amoeboids. Like many members of euglyphids it is covered by rows of siliceous scales, and use filose pseudopods to crawl over the substrate of the benthi ...

, Ovulinata, Micropyxidiella'' *Order Zoelucasida **Family Zoelucasidae – '' Zoelucasa''

References

{{taxonbar, from=Q116858592 Rhizaria taxa Taxa described in 2018