Euglypha tuberculata beside a marker. From a fen northwest of Sudbury, ON.

Difflugia globulosa from a surface sample of Sphagnum at our Cartier site (Sudbury, ON).

A spiky friend! Centropyxis aculeata. 40 cm at my Cartier site.

Cool lateral view of Trigonopyxis arcula.

Nebela militars (left) and Hyalosphenia elegans (right) in a treed poor fen.

My favourite TA, Assulina muscorum! Seen within a Sphagnum leaf.

Hyalosphenia elegans from a minimally impacted peatland NW of Sudbury.

To celebrate World Wetlands Day, here is a poor fen in Sudbury through the lens of testate amoebae! Drawn by me.

Trigonopyxis arcula from Sudbury, Ontario.

Nebela gimlii, from our “Transplant” site in Sudbury (ON). This site has been used for sphagnum transplantation experiments.

Hyalosphenia subflava found at the surface of a degraded poor fen in Sudbury, Ontario.