Difflugia Leclerc, 1815
(a genus of testate rhizopods)

Difflugia (a genus of testate rhizopods) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDifflugia (a genus of testate rhizopods)
FamilyDIFFLUGIIDAE (a family of testate amoebae)
OrderARCELLINIDA (an order of protozoans)
ClassTUBULINEA (a class of protozoans)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Mazei, Y. & Warren, A. 2015 A survey of the testate amoeba genus Difflugia Leclerc, 1815 based on specimens in the E. Penard and C.G. Ogden collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Part 3: Species with shells that are spherical or ovoid Protistology Vol 9 (1): 3-49.
() Mazei, Y. & Warren, A. 2014 A survey of the testate amoeba genus Difflugia Leclerc, 1815 based on specimens in the E. Penard and C.G. Ogden collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Part 2: Species with shells that are pyriform or elongate Protistology Vol 8 (4): 133-171.
() Mazei, Y. & Warren, A. 2012 A survey of the testate amoeba genus Difflugia Leclerc, 1815 based on specimens in the E. Penard and C.G. Ogden collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Part 1: Species with shells that are pointed aborally and/or have aboral protuberances Protistology Vol 7 (3): 121-171.
Ogden, C.G. 1983 Observations on the systematics of the genus Difflugia in Britain (Rhizopoda, Protozoa) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) Vol 44: 1-73.

Difflugia (a genus of testate rhizopods) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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