Telonema sp.

A = A living cell (DIC); B = Drawings of cells in Lugol; C-E = Cells in Lugol (DIC), C=Rope-ladder-like structure (=arrow), nucleus and food-vacuole, D=Redspotted structure in the anterior part of the cell, E=Surface with ridges

(SEM)

Life-form: Solitary

Size: Length c. 6-18 µm, length of flagella up to c. 30 µm

Resting spore:

Note: It swims like a Telonema subtile, but Telonema sp. has longer flagella and peculiar ridges on the cell surface. It was common in coastal waters in spring and summer

Distinctive features:

Similar species: Telonema subtile

Distribution:

Literature:

Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

Department of Marine Ecology, Göteborg University, Sweden