A = A living cell (PC); B = A living cell in "transverse section" (BF); C&D = Cells in Lugol (BF). (arrows=contractile trailing stalks, arrowheads=pyrenoids)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: length 5-8 µm, width 3-9 µm
Resting spore:
Note: See taxonomic discussion in Zimmermann et al.(1984)
Distinctive features:
Similar species: Pseudopedinella elastica
Distribution:
Literature:
Carter, N. 1937. New or interesting algae from brackish water. Arch.
Protistenk. 90: 1-68.
Zimmermann, B., Moestrup, Ø. & Hällfors, G. 1984. Chrysophyte or heliozoon: Ultrastructural studies on a cultured species of Pseudopedinella (Pedinellales ord. nov.) with comments on species taxonomy. Protistologica. 20: 591-612.