Porosia

Porosia
P. paracarinata SEM image. Scale bar 50 μm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Tubulinea
Order: Arcellinida
Family: Hyalospheniidae
Genus: Porosia
Jung 1942 sensu Bobrov & Kosakyan[1]
Type species
Porosia bigibbosa
(Penard 1890) Jung 1942
Species

Porosia is a genus of arcellinid testate amoebae belonging to the family Hyalospheniidae.[2] Described in 1942, it used to be a monotypic genus with the sole species P. bigibbosa. However a second species, P. paracarinata, was discovered in 2015.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Porosia paracarinata was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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