Amphidinium sphenoides Wulff 1916

Two living cells at different focal planes (arrow = nucleus) (BF)

linked species




Synonym(s): ? Gymnodinium filum Lebour 1917

Life-form: Solitary

Size: Length 30-65 µm, width 12-15 µm.

Resting spore:

Note: There are possibly closely related species (compare linked species)

Distinctive features:

Similar species:

Distribution: Barents sea, Atlantic, Skagerrak, Kattegat

Literature:
Dodge, J. D. 1982. Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London. 303 pp.

Hansen, G. & Larsen, J. 1992. Dinoflagellater i danske farvande. In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 45-155.

Wulff, A. 1916. Ueber das Kleinplankton der Barentssee. Arbeiten der Deutschen wissenschaftlichen Kommision für die internationale Meeresforschung. A. Aus dem Laboratorium für internationale Meeresforschung in Kiel. Biologische Abteilung. No. 28: 95-125.


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