Diversity and biogeography of testate amoebae

• Main Authors: Smith, Humphrey Graham, Bobrov, Anatoly, Lara, Enrique
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Antarctic; Single Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://doc.rero.ch/record/17568/files/Smith_Humphrey_Graham_-_Diversity_and_biogeography_of_testate_20100319.pdf

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...