There has only been one study on the ecology of testate amoebae from Amazonian
peatlands, despite Amazonia being a biodiversity hotspot of global importance. During …

Flagship species are defined as microbial eukaryote species with characteristic
morphologies and restricted geographic distributions. These are proposed as ideal systems …

Arcellinida are free-living lobose amoebae that produce an outer shell (test). Here, we
describe a conspicuous new species, Arcella gandalfi sp. nov, from Brazilian continental …

Testate amoebae are single-celled protists whose protoplasm is contained within a
carapace composed of gelatinous to imbricated chitinous plates having variable chemical …

Aim The question whether free‐living protists are generally cosmopolitan is currently a
matter of debate. In this study we investigate the geographical distribution of a distinctive …

Arcellinida testate amoebae (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida): model of organisms for assessing
microbial biogeography Page 121 7 Arcellinida testate amoebae (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida) …

Abstract Testate (shell‐building) amoebae, such as the Arcellinida (Amoebozoa), are useful
bioindicators for climate change. Though past work has relied on morphological analyses to …

Testate amoebae are common single-celled eukaryotic organisms in aquatic ecosystems.
Despite their important role in these ecosystems, and their potential as bioindicators and …

Abstract Quadrulella (Amoebozoa, Arcellinida, Hyalospheniidae) is a genus of testate
amoebae with unmistakable morphology, which secretes characteristic square plates to …

The purpose of this paper is to increase the knowledge on testate amoebae in Brazilian
inland waters, specifically the family Arcellidae (Protozoa, Amoebozoa, Rhizopoda). In this …