A-C = Cell in different views; D = Cyst; E = Squashed cell in ventral view. A-D (BF), E (DIC)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Length and width 42-54 µm.
Resting spore: +
Note: Toxic
Distinctive features: The polyedral shaped swiming cell, characteristic cyst
Similar species:
Distribution: Widely in warm temperate and tropical waters
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.
Steidinger, K. A. & Tangen, K. 1996. Dinoflagellates. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 387-584.