Lorica, dry preparation of specimen from an aquarium (DIC and PC)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Lorica length 12-15 µm
Resting spore:
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Distribution: Worldwide
Literature:
Hara, S. & Takahashi, E. 1984. Re-investigation of Polyoeca
dichotoma and Acanthoeca spectabilis (Acanthoecidae:
Choanoflagellida). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 64: 819-827.
Thomsen, H. A. 1973. Studies on marine choanoflagellates I. Silicified choanoflagellates of the Isefjord (Denmark). Ophelia. 12: 1-26.
Thomsen, H. A. 1992b. Loricabærende Chonanoflagellater (Kraveflagellater). In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, pp. 157-194.