''Prantlitina'' is a poorly studied genus of

testate amoebae Testate amoebae (formerly thecamoebians, Testacea or Thecamoeba) are a polyphyletic group of unicellular amoeboid protists, which differ from naked amoebae in the presence of a test that partially encloses the cell, with an aperture from which the ...

discovered in 1957 in

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freshwater sediments from the

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coal district, in former

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. It was placed in the order Thecamoebina in the defunct class Sarcodina. Later, in 1993, it was recognized as the earliest fossil member of the family

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, order

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, but after that year it does not appear in any classification of Arcellinida or any other group.

Etymology

The name ''Prantlitina'' was chosen in honor of the

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Dr. Ferdinand Prantl.

Taxonomy

According to the original description, ''Prantlitina'' contains two subgenera and 6 species, of which only 4 are described and named; the remaining two were left undescribed until a future moment where the study material would be better. * Subgenus ''Prantlitina'' **''P. (Prantlitina) prantli'' **''P. (Prantlitina) šustai'' **''P. (Prantlitina) remeši'' *Subgenus ''Prantlitinopsis'' ** ''P. (Prantlitinopsis) štúri'' ** ''P. (Prantlitinopsis)'' sp. (two undescribed species)

References

{{Reflist Tubulinea Amoebozoa genera