Lecythium
{{Short description|Genus of single-celled organisms}}
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| taxon = Lecythium
| authority = Hertwig & Lesser
| type_species = Lecythium hyalinum
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Lecythium is a genus of testate amoebae within the Chlamydophryidae. These amoebae bear a thin and hyaline test and are common in freshwater and soil, one marine species is known. Lecythium spp. feed on fungi or algae.
Described ''Lecythium'' species
- Lecythium hyalinum (type species)
- Lecythium granulatus
- Lecythium minutum
- Lecythium kryptosis
- Lecythium mutabilis
- Lecythium terrestris
- Lecythium spinosum
References
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- {{cite journal|last1=Dumack|first1=Kenneth|last2=Müller|first2=Marina E.H.|last3=Bonkowski|first3=Michael|title=Description of Lecythium terrestris sp. nov. (Chlamydophryidae, Cercozoa), a Soil Dwelling Protist Feeding on Fungi and Algae|journal=Protist|date=2016|volume=167|issue=2|pages=93–105|doi=10.1016/j.protis.2016.01.001|pmid=26874465}}
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