Parvicorbicula superpositus Booth, 1990

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Parvicorbicula superpositus

Lorica (dry preparation) (PC)

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Parvicorbicula superpositus
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
Lorica (dry preparation) (PC)
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Morphology
10 longitudinal and 2 transverse costae
Other remarks

Distribution: Widely
Life form
Solitary
Size
Lorica including spines 23-25 µm high
Literature
Booth, B. C. 1990. Choanoflagellates from the subarctic North Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of two new species. Can. J. Zool. 68: 2393-2402.
Thomsen, H. A. 1992b. Loricabærende Chonanoflagellater (Kraveflagellater). In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 157-194.