Stephanoeca diplocostata Ellis, 1930

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Stephanoeca diplocostata var. paucicostata

Lorica (SEM)

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Stephanoeca diplocostata var. paucicostata
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributing organisation
University of Gothenburg
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
Lorica (SEM)
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
Preservation
Not described
Contrast enhancement
No contrast enhancement
Stain
Sputter coated
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
H
Morphology
Paired transverse costae where the lorica has its maximum diameter
Other remarks

Distribution: Widely
Life form
Solitary
Literature
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.
Throndsen, J. 1969. Flagellates of Norwegian coastal waters. Nytt Mag. Bot. 16: 161-216.

Change History

  • 2011-10-03 20:25:21 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Stephanoeca diplocostata_1.gif