Fig. 11 in Phylogenetic reconstruction based on COI reshuffles the taxonomy of hyalosphenid shelled (testate) amoebae and reveals the convoluted evolution of shell plate shapes

Fig. 11. Shape PCA performed exclusively on barcoded Quadrulella cell morphology based on the test length (L), breadth (B), L/B ratio and the size of plates [min./max. values and surface of nine plates (µm2)]. The shape PCA was performed according to the MRA method (Baur and Leuenberger, 2011). Q. madibai can be discriminated based on its very small B/L ratio and its high aperture/B ratio (cf. Table 4), although it is not visible on the PCA.