Two living cells at different focal planes (arrow = nucleus) (BF)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Length 30-65 µm, width 12-15 µm.
Resting spore:
Note: There are possibly closely related species (compare linked species)
Distinctive features:
Similar species:
Distribution: Barents sea, Atlantic, Skagerrak, Kattegat
Literature:
Dodge, J. D. 1982. Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles. Her
Majesty's Stationery Office, London. 303 pp.
Hansen, G. & Larsen, J. 1992. Dinoflagellater i danske farvande. In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 45-155.
Wulff, A. 1916. Ueber das Kleinplankton der Barentssee. Arbeiten der Deutschen wissenschaftlichen Kommision für die internationale Meeresforschung. A. Aus dem Laboratorium für internationale Meeresforschung in Kiel. Biologische Abteilung. No. 28: 95-125.