A living cell and empty loricae (DIC)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Length 36-50µm, oral diameter 23-25 µm.
Resting spore: +
Note:
Distinctive features:
Similar species: Acanthostomella gracilis
Distribution: Bipolar (Pierce & Turner 1993)
Literature:
Davis, C. C. 1985. Acanthostomella norvegica in insular
Newfoundland waters, Canada (Protozoa, Tintinnina). Internationale
Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie. 70: 21-26.
Marshall, S. M. 1969. Protozoa, Tintinnida, zooplankton sheet 122. Conseil International pour l'exploration de la mer.
Pierce, R. W. & Turner, J. T. 1993. Global biogeography of marine tintinnids. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 94: 11-26.