We describe here a new species of sphagnicolous testate amoeba found abundantly in the
forested part of the Le Cachot peatland (Jura Mountains, Neuchâtel, Switzerland) based on …

Species identification by means of morphology is often problematic in protists. Nebela tincta–
collaris–bohemica (Arcellinida) is a species complex of small to medium-sized (ca. 100μm) …

We used Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit 1 (COI) to assess the phylogenetic relationships and
taxonomy of Nebela sensu stricto and similar taxa (Nebela group, Arcellinida) in order to …

Hyalospheniids are among the most common and conspicuous testate amoebae in high‐
latitude peatlands and forest humus. These testate amoebae were widely studied as …

Testate (shelled) amoebae are abundant and diverse in Sphagnum-rich areas of bogs and
fens. Test morphology is standardly used to identify morphospecies as tests have varying …

Molecular data have considerably contributed to building the taxonomy of protists. Recently,
the systematics of Hyalospheniidae (Amoebozoa; Tubulinea; Arcellinida) has been widely …

To date only five partial and two complete SSU rRNA gene sequences are available for the
lobose testate amoebae (Arcellinida). Consequently, the phylogenetic relationships among …

Fossil amoebae are very rare, although their evolutionary history extends back into the
Proterozoic. The Cenomanian amber of Schliersee (southern Germany) is very rich in micro …

A major drawback in testate amoeba research is a general lack of scientific studies
combining molecular approaches and classical laboratory experiments. We isolated five yet …

Species diversity in most protistan groups has been underestimated. Many morpho‐species
are in fact complexes that require detailed morphometric studies to be discriminated …