A = Cell viewed at different focal planes; B = Cell in epifluorscence microscope
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Length 20-35 µm, width 15-23 µm.
Resting spore:
Note:
Distinctive features: The shape and tough cell covering
Similar species:
Distribution: Atlantic, Skagerrak, Kattegat
Literature:
Dodge, J. D. 1982. Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles. Her
Majesty's Stationery Office, London. 303 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.
Lebour, M. V. 1925. The dinoflagellates of northern seas. Mar. Biol. Ass. U. K., Plymouth. 1-250.