Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Colorless Flagellates –
Amoebozoa (Part), Cryptista (Part), Discoba (Part), Alveolates (Part), Stramenopiles (Part)

Observations on Protoperidinium pellucidum

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Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh 1882
Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Peridinium pellucidum (Bergh) Schütt 1895

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Sampling dates 02/2022. Scale bars indicate 25 µm.

Three images.

First:Synoptic representation oft the cell covering (theca).
Second:Optical cross section showing paramylon grain in the center of the cell.
Third:Optical cross section showing nucleus left of the cell center.

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Place name: Baltic Sea, Kieler Förde, Kiel Fjord (Germany)
Latitude: 54.3894126     Longitude: 10.1749055

Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.

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