Description of Heleopera rosea
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Testate amoeba, the lorica is red, ovoid and laterally flattened. It is composed mainly of irregularly arranged siliceous shell plates, with only a few quartz particles or diatoms added to the aboral region. The aperture is terminal, angular in outline and appears to be a thin, linear slit, bordered by a thin band of organic cement. Length of shell 68-135 microns, breadth of shell 43-107 microns, depth of shell 51-57 microns, diameter of aperture 47-73 microns.
