A = A living cell in its lorica; B = Empty lorica. A&B (BF); C = Cyst (PC); D = Variations in morphology of lorica (SEM)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: lorica: 3-7X2-3 µm, protoplastdiameter 1-3 µm
Resting spore: +
Note: Cell has one chloroplast and can ingest bacteria (Vørs 1992)
Distinctive features:
Similar species:
Distribution: Widely in marine and brackish water
Literature:
Espeland, G. & Throndsen, J. 1986. Flagellates from Kilsfjorden,
Southern Norway, with description of two new species of
Choanoflagellida. Sarsia. 71: 209-226.
Vørs, N. 1992a. Heterotrofe protister (ekskl. dinoflagellater, loricabærende choanoflagellater og ciliater). In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 195-250.
Vørs, N. 1992b. Heterotrophic amoebae, flagellates and heliozoa from the Tvärminne area, Gulf of Finland, in 1988-1990. Ophelia. 36: 1-109.