Description of a New Species of the Genus Quadrulella (Cockerell, 1909) Kosakyan et al., 2016 (Amoebozoa : Arcellinida) from Western Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India
Bindu L. *
Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, Kerala-673 006, India.
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Abstract
A new species of testate amoeba namely Quadrulella talukensis Bindu sp.nov. from Western Himalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, which is closely related to Quadrulella alata Gauthier-Lievre, 1957 is described and illustrated.
Keywords: Protist, testate amoebae, new species, Quadrulella talukensis, Uttarakhand, India