Lorica (dry prepartion) (PC)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Lorica length c. 60 µm
Resting spore:
Note:
Distinctive features: Lorica without transverse costae, anterior spines made of two coastal strips
Similar species: Bicosta minor
Distribution: Arctic, North Atlantic, Skagerrak, Baltic, Pacific, Antarctic
Literature:
Moestrup, Ø. 1979. Identification by electron microscopy of
marine nanoplankton from New Zealand, including the description of
four new species. N. Z. J. Bot. 17: 61-95.
Thomsen, H. A. 1992b. Loricabærende Chonanoflagellater (Kraveflagellater). In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 157-194.