Testate amoebae are a group of shelled protozoa that occur in high density populations in
wet environments. More than 1900 testate amoebae species or subspecies have been
reported in published literature over the last 200 years, from many regions of the world.
Testate amoebae are classified as Lobosea or Filosea respectively, according to the
presence of lobose or filiform pseudopodia. Testate amoebae have proved an interesting
group of indicator organisms in palaeoenvironmental studies and have also been used as …