Cell at different focal planes (BF) (arrow = stomatal coccolith)
Life-form: Solitary with two flagella
Size: Length 13-24 µm; width 13-16µm
Resting spore: -
Note:
Distinctive features: Ordinary coccoliths with solid central field
Similar species: C. binodata C. maxima
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Literature:
Gaarder, K. & Heimdal, B. 1977. A revision of the genus
Syracosphaera Lohmann (Coccolithineae). "Meteor"
Forsch.-Ergebnisse. 24: 54-71.
Hallegraeff, G. M. 1984. Coccolithophorids (calcareous nanoplankton) from Australian waters. Bot. Mar. 27: 229-247.