Diplopsalopsis bomba (Stein ex E. Jørgensen) Dodge & Toriumi, 1993]

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Diplopsalopsis bomba

Epitheka (DIC).

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Diplopsalopsis bomba
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
Epitheka (DIC).
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Not described
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
H
Morphology
Plateformula: Po, 3', 2a, 6'', 4c, 5''', 2'''', 5s. Theca punctate.
Other remarks
Two forms of this species are discussed by Hansen & Larsen (1992). According to Steidinger & Tangen (1996) Diplopsalopsis has 7''
Distribution: Worldwide
Life form
Solitary
Size
Diameter = 60-85 µm
Resting spore
+
Literature
Dodge, J. D. 1982. Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, London. 303 pp.
Dodge, J. D. & Toriumi, S. 1993. A taxonomic revision of the Diplopsalis group (Dinophyceae). Botanica Marina. 36: 137-147.
Drebes, G. 1974. Marines Phytoplankton, Eine Auswahl der Helgoländer Planktonalgen (Diatomeen, Peridineen). Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart. 186 pp.
Hansen, G. & Larsen, J. 1992. Dinoflagellater i danske farvande. In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 45-155.

Change History

  • 2011-09-25 16:02:22 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Diplopsalopsis bomba_2.gif
  • 2011-09-25 16:01:16 Bengt Karlson - Added media: Diplopsalopsis bomba_2.gif