Protoperidinium ovatum Pouchet, 1883

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Protoperidinium ovatum

A = A living cell (arrowhead=spine with wings); B&C = Squased cell, ventral view (DIC).

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

Additional image information

Title
Protoperidinium ovatum
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
A = A living cell (arrowhead=spine with wings); B&C = Squased cell, ventral view (DIC).
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
H
Morphology
Shape and colour of cell, the reticulation of the plates, sulcal plates
Other remarks
There are several small round species which resemble this species (Dodge 1982)
Life form
Solitary
Size
Length 54-68 µm
Literature
Balech, E. 1976b. Sur quelques Protoperidinium (Dinoflagellata). Vie et Milieu. 26: 27-46.

Change History

  • 2011-10-03 21:26:47 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Protoperidinium ovatum_1.gif