Certesella
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| Certesella | |
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| Certesella larai specimens from Chile | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Tubulinea |
| Order: | Arcellinida |
| Family: | Hyalospheniidae |
| Genus: | Certesella Loeblich & Tappan, 1961[1] |
| Type species | |
| Certesella martiali (Certes, 1891) Loeblich & Tappan, 1961 | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
Certesella is a genus of testate amoebae belonging to the family Hyalospheniidae. It is characterized by a test that presents two symmetrical holes near the opening, and by the presence of internal teeth within the test. It contains four species previously assigned to Nebela, as well as one species discovered in 2021.
Certesella species are predominantly found in the Southern Hemisphere, previously Gondwanaland.[4] Abundant locations include southern Chile, Argentina, Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Java, Sumatra, New Guinea, Colombia and Marion Island.[2] Two species, however, have been sampled from the Northern Hemisphere: C. certesi in Mexico,[5] and C. larai in Dominican Republic.[6] They inhabit peatlands of Sphagnum mosses with wet acidic soils.[7]
