Algirosphaera oryza Schlauder, 1945

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Algirosphaera cf. oryza

A living cell (BF)

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Algirosphaera cf. oryza
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Copyright stamp
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
Dept. of Marine botany, University of Gothenburg
Contributing organisation
University of Gothenburg
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
A living cell (BF)
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
No preservation
Contrast enhancement
No contrast enhancement
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Morphology
Flattened ellipsoidal cells with two rows of equatorial coccoliths projecting nearly at right angles to each other.
Other remarks

Distribution: Widely
Life form
Solitary with two flagella
Size
About 13 µm
Resting spore
0
Literature
Gaarder, K. & Hasle, G. 1971. Coccolithophorids of the gulf of Mexico. Bull. of Marine Science. 21: 519-544.
Heimdal, B. R. 1993. Modern Coccolithophorids. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Marine Phytoplankton: a guide to naked flagellates and coccolithophorids. p. 147-247.
Norris, R. E. 1984. Indian Ocean nannoplankton. I. Rhabdosphaeraceae (Prymnesiophyceae) with a review of extant taxa. Journal of Phycology 20: 27-41.

Change History

  • 2011-09-28 20:25:40 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Algirosphaera oryza_1.gif
  • 2011-09-28 20:24:06 Bengt Karlson - Added media: Algirosphaera oryza_1.gif