Cells on Leptocylindrus mediterraneus (A-C = BF, D = DIC). A-C = Living cells, D in Lugol
Life-form: Cells with one flagellum and adherent to submerged objects
Size: Diameter = 6-20 µm
Resting spore: -
Note:
Distinctive features: Cells with one long flagellum and often forming aggregates on diatoms or other objects.
Similar species:
Distribution:
Literature:
Patterson, D. J., Nygaard, K., Steinberg, G. & Turley, C. M.
1993. Heterotrophic flagellates and other protists associated with
oceanic detritus throughout the water column in the mid North
Atlantic. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 73: 67-95.
Pavillard, M. J. 1916a. Flagellés noveaux, épiphytes des Diatomées pélagiques. Academies des sciences Paris. 163: 65-68.
Taylor, F. J. R. 1982. Symbiosis in marine microplankton. Ann. Inst. Océanogr., Paris. 58: 61-90.