Dinoflagellate

Polykrikos schwartzii

Bütschli 1873

Description

On CPR samples we only see the cysts, the living cells are destroyed by the formaline preservative.

The cysts are a dense brown in colour, and have a tortoiseshell appearance. The cysts are very distinct.



CPR:133 ITIS:10139 WORMS:341581

Distribution and Abundance

Distribution 1958-1999







Image Identification not guaranteed. Contact gbrice@sahfos.ac.uk - last updated on Tuesday, November 16, 2010