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									  | Belonocystis tubistella, with a cage of conical scales from which the spines emerge. Although the shape is reminiscent of a heliozoon, Belonocystis is assigned to amoebae, but the taxonomic position is unclear. (2) |  
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									  | Belonocystis tubistella, specimen from Wahner Heide near Cologne, 03.07.2010 (1) |  
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									  | Belonocystis tubistella, focus on the scales (specimen from Wahner Heide near Cologne, 03.07.2010 (1)) |  
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										| Location: Wahner Heide near Cologne (1); nature reserve Südheide, pond (2), |  
										| Habitat : between moss (1); (2) |  
									  | Date: 03.07.2010 (1)); 23.10.2010 (2) |  
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