Description of Difflugia bacillariarum
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Testate amoeba, lorica colourless, ovoid and circular in transverse section. It is composed of thin siliceous plates overlaid by diatom frustules. The aperture is circular, but the shape is often masked by diatom shells. Length of shell 67-100 microns, breadth of shell 40-44 microns, diameter of aperture 22-24 microns.
