A-D = A living cell; B&C = Dorsal pyrenoid; D = Grain near the cell anterior; E-F = Cells in Lugol, notice pyrenoid and long ventral flagellum. A-D (BF). E-F (DIC)
Life-form: Solitary with two flagella
Size: 8-11 µm long and 4-6 µm wide
Resting spore:
Note: Together with Plagioselmis prolonga its one of the most common species of Cryptophyceae on the swedish west coast
Distinctive features: The shape of the cell, the longer ventral flagellum and a long ventral furrow
Similar species: Teleaulax acuta
Distribution: Gulf of Finland, western Baltic, Skagerrak, Atlantic coast of Belgium, east coast of America, Japan
Literature:
Hill, D. R. A. 1992c. Teleaulax amphioxeia Conrad (Hill),
comb. nov. (Cryptophyceae). Baltic Sea Identification Sheet No. 13.
Ann. Bot. Fennici. 175-176.
Hill, D. R., Moestrup, Ø. & Vørs, N. 1992. Rekylalger (Cryptophyceae). In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, pp. 251-265.