Diversity and biogeography of testate amoebae

• Main Authors: Smith H.G., Bobrov, A., Lara, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2008
• Subjects: biogeography; cosmopolitanism; diversity; ecology; endemism; flagship species; fossil testates; testate amoebae; Antarctic; Single Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/bfa2244a-afac-55f1-5b61-71b45d2c8b00/1

Testate amoebae are amoeboid protists inhabiting a test (shell). They occur globally in soils, wetlands and freshwater, especially peats and mosses. They are of ancient origin, dating from at least the Mesozoic, with possible ancestors as old as the Neoproterozoic. Approximately 2,000 taxa have been...