Favella ehrenbergii (Claparède et Lachmann, 1858)

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Favella ehrenbergii

Cells and loricae (DIC)

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Favella ehrenbergii
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
Cells and loricae (DIC)
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Other remarks
It exist numerous phenotypes of loricae in F. ehrenbergii according to Laval-Peuto (1983)
Distribution: Widely
Life form
Solitary
Size
Length 195-466 µm, oral diameter 63-125 µm (Hedin 1974).
Literature
Brandt, K. 1906. “Die Tintinnodeen der Plankton-Expedition. Tafeln 1-70”. Ergebn Atlant. Ozean Planktonexped. Humboldt-Stift. 3: L.a.
Hedin, H.1974. Tintinnids on the Swedish west coast. Zoon. 2: 123-133.
Laval-Peuto, M.1983. Sexual reproduction in Favella ehrenbergii (Ciliophora, Tintinnia) taxonomical implications. Protistologica. 19: 503-512.
Marshall, S. M.1969. Protozoa, Tintinnida, zooplankton sheet 121. Conseil International pour l'exploration de la mer.,