A = The non-motile phase (=phycoma) at different focal planes; B = Surface of outer wall showing pores. (DIC)
Life-form: Phycoma phase and solitary flagellate
Size:
Resting spore:
Note:
Distinctive features: Group of pores in the outer wall of phycoma phase
Similar species: P. cuboides
Distribution:
Literature:
Parke, M., Boalch, G. T., Jowett, R. & Harbour, D. S. 1978. The
genus Pterosperma (Prasinophyceae): species with a single
equatorial ala. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 58: 239-276.