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Copyright © 2014 Marcia Morris

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VCU Rice Center, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
June 7, 2014
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Contributed by Marcia Morris on 22 June, 2014 - 7:57am
Last updated 30 June, 2014 - 5:57am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 30 June, 2014 - 5:57am

Blastobasid
This is a blastobasid. I can't tell if there is a "notch" at the base of the flagellum, so placing it even to genus is not possible, other than to say that it is not Pigritia becaise the labial palpi are well developed and clearly visible (vestigial in Pigritia).
… Terry Harrison, 23 June, 2014 - 1:30pm

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