A living cell (BF)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Length 4-7.5 µm, width 5-6 µm, thickness 2-2.5 µm
Resting spore:
Note:
Distinctive features: Shape of cell and morphology of the scales (TEM)
Similar species: Nephroselmis rotunda
Distribution: Worldwide
Literature:
Moestrup, Ø. 1983. Further studies on Nephroselmis and
its allies (Prasinophyceae). I. The question of the genus
Bipedimonas. Nord. J. Bot. 3: 609-627.
Moestrup, Ø. 1992. Prasinophyceae og andre grønne flagellater (in danish). In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 267-310.