''Lecythium'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 ...
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
*
Chlamydophryidae
Cercozoa genera
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