Pterosperma nationalis Lohmann 1904

A = The non-motile phase (=phycoma) at different focal planes; B = Surface of outer wall showing pores. (DIC)




Synonym(s):

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.


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