Cysts. (DIC&SEM)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Cyst size length 50-68 µm, width 36-48 µm.
Resting spore: +
Note: The thecate cell resemble the thecate cell of S. trochoidea (Lewis 1991)
Distinctive features: Egg-shaped calcareous cyst with a red body towards apex. The calcareous ornamentation is typical
Similar species:
Distribution: Scotland, Gullmarsfjorden
Literature:
Lewis, J. 1991. Cyst-theca relationships in Scrippsiella (
Dinophyceae) and related orthoperidinoid genera. Botanica Marina. 34:
91-106.