''Pseudocucurbitella'' is a genus of freshwater testate

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of the order Arcellinida. Its

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is agglutinated, ovoid, with a round crossection and a circular aperture surrounded by 3 to 5 separate lobes forming a short collar. Originally, it was described as a subgenus of '' Difflugia'' in 1960, but was elevated to genus level in 1972. The taxonomic position of ''Pseudocucurbitella'' among Arcellinida is uncertain and the genus has been abandoned by recent classifications, but it was initially assigned to the family Difflugiidae.

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