Introduction

[The genera Sphenoderia and Tracheleuglypha have been classified as incertae sedis in the Euglyphida by Adl et al. (2012). The tests of both genera are circular in cross-section and they are composed of overlapping round-oval scales.The tests of Sphenoderia have a distinct collar of small plates embedded in organic matrix, while the aperture of Tracheleuglypha has a short organic collar without plates.]

History of changes

• Sphenoderia Schlumberger, P. 1845. Observations sur quelques nouvelles espèces d'Infusoires de la famille des Rhizopodes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 3 3: 254-256 [256].

Introduction

Unidentified species recorded from Tasmania.
Size: not recorded.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Mulga Lands (ML)

Ecological Descriptors

Moss, soil dweller.

General References

Seamer, D. & Croome, R. 2007. Observations of testate amoebae (Rhizopoda, Protozoa) from a Sphagnum bog in Jackeys Marsh, Northern Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 141: 197-201

History of changes

• Sphenoderia australis Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls.

Introduction

Size: 57-70 x 32-60 µm

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, moss, soil dweller.

General References

Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls

History of changes

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Moss, soil dweller.

History of changes

• Sphenoderia fissirostris Penard, E. 1890. Etudes sur les Rhizopodes d'eau douce. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 31(2).

Introduction

Size: 40 x 19 x 19 µm

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, moss, soil dweller.

General References

Decloitre, L. 1964. Thecamobiens de la XIIe Expedition Antarctique Française. Expeditions, Polaires Françaises (Missions Paul-Emile Victor) Vol. No. 259 47 pp.

Meisterfield, R. & Tan, L-W. 1998. First records of testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) from Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 115: 231-238

Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls

Seamer, D. & Croome, R. 2007. Observations of testate amoebae (Rhizopoda, Protozoa) from a Sphagnum bog in Jackeys Marsh, Northern Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 141: 197-201

History of changes

• Sphenoderia fissirostris splendida Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls.

Introduction

Size: 40-49 x 22-28 µm

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, moss, soil dweller.

General References

Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls

History of changes

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Moss, soil dweller.

History of changes

• Sphenoderia foveosa foveosa Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls.

Introduction

Size: 48-63 x 35-45 x 34 µm

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, moss, soil dweller.

General References

Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls

History of changes

• Sphenoderia foveosa tenuis Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls.

Introduction

Size: 60 x 42 µm

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, moss, soil dweller.

General References

Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls

History of changes

• Sphenoderia lenta Schlumberger, P. 1845. Observations sur quelques nouvelles espèces d'Infusoires de la famille des Rhizopodes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 3 3: 254-256.

Introduction

Size: not recorded

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, moss, soil dweller.

General References

Meisterfield, R. & Tan, L-W. 1998. First records of testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) from Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 115: 231-238

History of changes

• Sphenoderia macrolepis Leidy, J. 1879. Fresh-Water Rhizopods of North America. Washington : Government Printing Office.

Introduction

Size: 32 x 23 µm

Distribution

States

Queensland, Tasmania

IBRA

Qld, Tas: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, moss, soil dweller.

General References

Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls

Seamer, D. & Croome, R. 2007. Observations of testate amoebae (Rhizopoda, Protozoa) from a Sphagnum bog in Jackeys Marsh, Northern Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 141: 197-201

History of changes

• Sphenoderia sphaerica Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls.

Introduction

Size: 57-63 x 57 x 53 µm

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Moss, soil dweller.

General References

Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls

History of changes

• Sphenoderia splendida Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls.

Introduction

Size: not recorded

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV)

Ecological Descriptors

Moss, soil dweller.

General References

Meisterfield, R. & Tan, L-W. 1998. First records of testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) from Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 115: 231-238

Playfair, G.I. 1918. Rhizopods of Sydney and Lismore. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 42: 633-675 + 8 pls

History of changes

• Tracheleuglypha Deflandre, G. 1928. Deux genres nouveaux de Rhizopodes testacés. Annales de Protistologie 1: 37-43, 13 text-figs.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Channel Country (CHC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Mulga Lands (ML) ; NSW, Tas: Australian Alps (AA), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

History of changes

• Tracheleuglypha acolla Bonnet, L. & Thomas, R. 1955. Étude sur les Thécamoebiens du sol (1). Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 90: 411-428.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)

Ecological Descriptors

Soil dweller.

General References

Robinson, B.S., Bamforth, S.S. & Dobson, P.J. 2002. Density and diversity of protozoa in some arid Australian soils. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 49: 449-453

History of changes

• Euglypha dentata Vejdovsky, F. 1882. Thierische Organismen in den Brunnengewässern von Prag. Prague : Selbstverlag 70 pp. 8 pls.

Generic Combinations

• Tracheleuglypha dentata (Vejdovsky, 1882). —
  Deflandre, G. 1928. Deux genres nouveaux de Rhizopodes testacés. Annales de Protistologie 1: 37-43, 13 text-figs

Introduction

Size: not recorded

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA

Tas: Australian Alps (AA), Channel Country (CHC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, moss, soil dweller.

General References

Meisterfield, R. & Tan, L-W. 1998. First records of testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) from Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 115: 231-238

Robinson, B.S., Bamforth, S.S. & Dobson, P.J. 2002. Density and diversity of protozoa in some arid Australian soils. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 49: 449-453

Seamer, D. & Croome, R. 2007. Observations of testate amoebae (Rhizopoda, Protozoa) from a Sphagnum bog in Jackeys Marsh, Northern Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 141: 197-201

History of changes

• Corythion pulchellum Penard, 1890.

Generic Combinations

• Tracheleuglypha pulchellum (Penard, 1890). —
  Bonnet, L. 1979. Nouveaux Thécamoebiens du sol (X). Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 115(1-2): 106-118
• Trachelocorythion pulchellum (Penard, 1890).

Introduction

Size: not recorded

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania

IBRA

NSW, Tas: Australian Alps (AA), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Ecological Descriptors

Moss, soil dweller.

General References

Meisterfield, R. & Tan, L-W. 1998. First records of testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) from Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 115: 231-238

Seamer, D. & Croome, R. 2007. Observations of testate amoebae (Rhizopoda, Protozoa) from a Sphagnum bog in Jackeys Marsh, Northern Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 141: 197-201

History of changes