Chains (alive (BF) and in Lugol (DIC))
Life-form: Solitary or in chains
Size: Length 20-35 µm, width 20-35 µm.
Resting spore:
Note:
Distinctive features:
Similar species:
Distribution: Widely in cold and temperate waters
Literature:
Dodge, J. D. 1987. An SEM study of Peridiniella sphaeroidea
and P. catenata (Dinophyceae). Arch. Protistenkd. 134:
139-148.
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.
Hansen, G. & Moestrup, Ø. 1998. Light and electron microscopical observations on Peridiniella catenata (Dinophyceae). Eur. J. Phycol. 33: 293-305.