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Lecythium

Lecythium
Undescribed amoeba.jpg
Lecythium sp.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): SAR
Order: Cercozoa
Family: Chlamydophryidae
Genus: Lecythium
Hertwig & Lesser
Type species
Lecythium hyalinum

Lecythium is a genus of testate amoebae within the Chlamydophryidae. These amoebae bear a thin and hyaline test and are common in freshwater and soil, one marine species is known. Lecythium spp. feed on fungi or algae.


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