Loricae with living cells (DIC)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Length 134-240 µm, oral diameter 27-47 µm .
Resting spore: +
Note:
Distinctive features: Lorica cylindrical and open aboral, with or without foreign particles, spiral structure sometimes visible
Similar species: Leprotintinnus bottnicus
Distribution: Atlantic
Literature:
Cleve, P. T.1899. Plankton collected by the swedish expedition to
Spitzbergen in 1898. Kongl. Svensk. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 32(3):
1-51.
Hedin, H.1974. Tintinnids on the Swedish west coast. Zoon. 2: 123-133.
Marshall, S. M. 1969. Protozoa, Tintinnida, zooplankton sheet 117. Conseil International pour l'exploration de la mer.,
Reid, P. C. & John, A.W.G. 1978. Tintinnid cysts. J. mar. biol. Ass. U. K. 58: 551-557.