Bicosta minor (Reynolds) Leadbeater 1978

Dry preparation. (DIC)




Synonym(s): Salpingoeca minor Reynolds 1976 , Salpingoeca virgata Parke et Leadbeater 1977

Life-form: Solitary

Size: Lorica length 30-45 µm

Resting spore:

Note:

Distinctive features: Lorica without transverse costae, anterior spines made of one coastal strip

Similar species:

Distribution: Worldwide

Literature:
Leadbeater, B. S. C. 1978. Renaming of Salpingoeca sensu Grøntved. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K. 58: 511-515.

Reynolds, N. 1976. Observations on Salpingoeca spinifera Throndsen and S. minor sp. nov. (Craspedophyceae). Br. Phyc. J. 11: 13-17.

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.


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