A = A living cell (BF); B = Scales (arrows=spiny scales with spoon-shaped base) dry preparation , (DIC)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: length 10-26 µm, width 5-10 µm
Resting spore:
Note:
Distinctive features: Haptonema (2.5-4.5 µm long) shorter than flagella, scales of four forms (EM)
Similar species: C. pringsheimii
Distribution:
Literature:
Green, J. C. & Leadbeater B. S. C. 1972. Chrysochromulina
parkeae sp. nov. (Haptophyceae) a new species recorded from S. W.
England and Norway. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 52: 469-474.