Paulinellidae
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| Paulinellidae | |
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| Paulinella chromatophora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Cercozoa |
| Class: | Imbricatea |
| Order: | Euglyphida |
| Family: | Paulinellidae de Saedeleer 1934 |
| Genera[1] | |
Paulinellidae is a family of testate amoebae in the order Euglyphida.[2] They are found mostly in marine habitats, but also occur in freshwater or in soil.[1]
Members of the family are single-celled organisms with filose pseudopods, surrounded in a shell (called a test) made of siliceous or organic scales. The test is pyriform in shape, and scales (when present) are long with the length perpendicular to the aperture.[2]
