AuthorCorbet, S.A.
Year1973
TitleAn Illustrated Introduction to the Testate Rhizopods in Sphagnum, with special reference to the area around Malham, Yorkshire
SeriesField Studies
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteCovers the more distinctive species found in Sphagnum, omitting those which are rare or difficult
SourceField Studies, Vol 3, No 5, 801-838pp, Field Studies Council
Illustrationsline drawings and a colour plate
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Available as a separately bound booklet from FSC Centres. Provides a key, with line drawings and a colour plate, to the testate rhizopods (amoebae) found in Sphagnum.
Examine Compound Microscope
Specimen Preparationfresh, slightly air dried or polyvinyl lactophenol mounts
Identification difficultymostly easy but a few require good optics.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentTESTACEATestate amoebaeProtozoa
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