Certesella

Certesella
Certesella larai specimens from Chile
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Tubulinea
Order: Arcellinida
Family: Hyalospheniidae
Genus: Certesella
Loeblich & Tappan, 1961
Type species
Certesella martiali
(Certes, 1891) Loeblich & Tappan, 1961
Species
  • C. australis
  • C. certesi
  • C. larai
  • C. martiali
  • C. murrayi
Synonyms
Penardiella Jung, 1942
(not Penardiella Kahl, 1930)

Certesella is a genus of testate amoebae belonging to the family Hyalospheniidae. It is characterized by a test that presents two symmetrical holes near the opening, and by the presence of internal teeth within the test. It contains four species previously assigned to Nebela, as well as one species discovered in 2021.