taxonID	type	description	language	source
0380C029062EFFC41939AE8DFC0D67A8.taxon	description	Characters: Test yellow, smooth, flattened, circular in front view and plano-convex in lateral view; height about 1 / 3 to 1 / 4 of its diameter. Oral aperture large and circular. Distribution: India - Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim and West Bengal.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062EFFC41939AC3DFBA366AD.taxon	description	Characters: Test yellow, distinctly hemispherical and circular in lateral and front views. Surface of test with more or less fine areoles. Distribution: India - Assam, Manipur, West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51ABEABDFFE01637A.taxon	description	Characters: Test light yellow, discoid or hemispherical in front or lateral views; height about half of its diameter; test surface with large areoles. Mouth circular and central. Distribution: India - Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51ABEA954FD0B62D5.taxon	description	Characters: Test brownish, cap-shaped; encrusted with quartz crystals and sometimes with admixture of diatoms and sand particles. Fundus obtusely rounded and usually with 4 - 6 divergent spines at the border, arranged in a single and somewhat regular row. Distribution: India - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51ABEA8E2FDA96585.taxon	description	Characters: Test large, discoid or elliptical; without any spine and covered with quartz grains. Dorsal surface slightly arched and more elevated at posterior part. Oral aperture circular and much eccentric. Distribution: India - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51ABEAE11FE24676F.taxon	description	Characters: Test grayish, oblong-elliptical or oval; with 3 - 6 divergent spines located in the distal part. Fundus of the test more elevated. Oral aperture elliptical and eccentric. Distribution: India - Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Sikkim and Andhra Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51ABEAD64FEAA663A.taxon	description	Characters: Test almost circular in ventral view and semi-circular in lateral view, ventral surface flat; oral aperture semi-circular, plagiostomic; test with large stony particles. Distribution: India - Assam, Uttarakhand and Andhra Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51ABEAC4FFC7C6005.taxon	description	Characters: Test brownish, encrusted with quartz particles; hemispherical in lateral view. Oral aperture central, circular and slightly invaginated with regular smooth edge. Distribution: India - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51939AAFFFB6563B5.taxon	description	Characters: Test cylindrical, with pointed ‘ horn’ like extension; horn straight and differentiated from the base. Quartz crystals big; some even projecting out of the margin. Distribution: India - Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51939A9C1FC4B62BA.taxon	description	Characters: Test broadly spherical, slightly narrow near oral aperture; with 5 – 10 smooth test spines formed by quartz crystals. Oral aperture wide and crenulated. Distribution: India - Assam, Manipur and West Bengal.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51939A8CFFB656585.taxon	description	Characters: Test typically oblong, with smooth margins and rounded base; composed of big angular quartz crystals. Oral aperture circular and without any lobe. Distribution: India - Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51939AE11FAF0648A.taxon	description	Characters: Test ovoid, with wide base; oral aperture hexagonal and surrounded by a short collar; test covered with tubercles and small platelets uniting the tubercles. Distribution: India - Assam and Meghalaya.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC51939AD1FFC4C6655.taxon	description	Characters: Test ovoid-spherical, composed of angular quartz crystals and diatoms. Oral aperture circular; its collar around re-curved or rolled towards exterior. Distribution: India - Assam, Manipur and West Bengal.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062FFFC61939AC61FE94637A.taxon	description	composed of closely arranged vermiform pellets; neck continued in a straight line down to mouth. Oral aperture circular. Distribution: India - Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. Class: Filosea Order: Gromiida Cyphoderiidae	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062CFFC61ABEA851FEC565DA.taxon	description	Characters: Test yellowish, oval, compressed and truncate anteriorly; composed of imbricate oval platelets usually arranged in alternating diagonal rows. Terminal, elliptical aperture bordered by a thin chitinous membrane with undulate margin. Distribution: India - Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062CFFC61ABEAFEFFDE7676F.taxon	description	Characters: Test yellow or brown, pyriform or ovoid, compressed and composed of imbricate oval or elliptical siliceous platelets. Aperture terminal, oval and bordered by a thin chitinous membrane with irregularly dentate margin. Distribution: India - Manipur, Sikkim, Nagaland, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062CFFC61ABEA921FEF16260.taxon	distribution	Distribution: India - Assam, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062CFFC61ABEAD64FD6E663A.taxon	description	Characters: Test ovoid; aperture circular, bordered by finely serrated platelets. Test platelets elliptical, posterior half and at the base of fundus prolonged into 4 - 7 spines. Distribution: India - Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062CFFC61ABEAC4FFC4260EA.taxon	description	Characters: Test oviform, glabrous and elliptical or sub-circular; aperture elliptical or sub-circular, bordered by a single row or platelets pointed terminally. Test platelets oval. Distribution: India - Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062CFFC61939AAFFFC276260.taxon	description	Characters: Test elongate-oviform, glabrous; test platelets round or oval, imbricating and forming a hexagonal pattern. Aperture circular, bordered by 8 – 12 finely serrated platelets. Distribution: India - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062CFFC71939A874FD4C67C5.taxon	description	Characters: Test small, hyaline, elongate, composed of small circular platelets. Oral aperture circular, oblique, invaginated and bordered by toothed platelets. Distribution: India - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
0380C029062CFFC71939A874FD4C67C5.taxon	discussion	Discussion Our collections show 14 species of Lobosea and seven species of Filosea, the L / F ratio of 2 is close to the 3.0 reported by Sharma & Sharma (2008) from various floodplain lakes of Assam but exceeds the range of 0.5 – 1.4 reported for moss-dwelling rhizopods (Chattopadhyay & Das 2003). Euglyphidae> Centropyxidae = Difflugidae, three speciose families, comprise the dominant fraction (76.2 %) of the reported species. Cyphoderiidae and Nebelidae, the least species-rich families, include one species each. Further, Difflugia> Centropyxis are relatively diverse genera (42.9 %) while Arcella = Euglypha also form a notable fraction (28.6 %) in this study. The total Rhizopoda richness of Deepor Beel is higher than the 16, 12, 7 and 19 species examined from the freshwater biotopes of Meghalaya (Das et al. 1995), Tripura (Das et al. 2000), Sikkim (Das et al. 2003) and Manipur (Das et al. 2004) respectively. Further, the richness is higher than the reports of 16 species from Loktak Lake - a Ramsar site (refer Das et al. 2004); 10 species from Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary (Bindu 2010), Maharashtra; 13 species from Pench National Park, Maharashtra and also 7 – 16 species listed from 15 floodplain lakes of the Brahmaputra river basin of Assam (Sharma & Sharma 2008). However, we caution against over-emphasizing the importance of these comparisons without considering sampling intensity and the nature of different ecosystems. In analyzing the comparative species-richness of our and other communities, it also needs to be emphasized that the number of species recorded to date are yet provisional and these may well be revised in light of future research. Whilst Centropyxis orbicularis and Cyphoderia ampulla currently exhibit restricted occurrence in India with reports from Sikkim and Uttarakhand respectively, their distribution ranges were extended recently to Assam (Sharma & Sharma 2008). The mossdwelling Cyphoderia ampulla was recently observed in freshwater from Assam (Sharma & Sharma 2008) and Maharashtra (Bindu 2010); the present report re-affirming its occurrence in freshwater environs merits ecological interest. Our report also endorses an identical report (Sharma & Sharma 2008) of Cyclopyxis eurystoma which was known from soil and mosses in India (Chattopadhyay & Das 2003). Arcella hemispherica, Centropyxis cassis, Difflugia corona, D. tuberculata, D. urceolata, Cyclopyxis eurystoma, and Euglypha laevis comprise examples of local or regional distributional interest. Further, these species exhibit rare occurrence in our collections. On the other hand, Arcella discoides, A vulgaris, Centropyxis aculeata, C. ecornis, Difflugia acuminata, D. oblonga, Euglypha acanthophora and E. tuberculata exhibit relatively frequent occurrence. The present report raises the total number of Rhizopoda so far known from different ecosystems of Assam to 49 species, affirming the biodiversity value of this Ramsar site. The observed association of Rhizopoda with different aquatic macrophytes merits future interest, and studies of this and other ecological aspects have been initiated by the authors.	en	Sharma, B. K., Sharma, Sumita (2011): Testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) of Deepor Beel (a Ramsar site), Assam, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (7): 1947-1950, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2664.1947-50, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1210
