Description
Picoplanktonic marine unicell. Cells covered with spiderweb-like scales of a single type. Cells contain a parietal chloroplast but lack a pyrenoid. Bathycoccus prasinos Eikrem and Throndsen, 1 9 9 0 (Fig. 12). Cells 1.5-2.5 11m long, 1-2 11m wide. Described from 100-m depth in the Gulf of Naples (Eikrem and Throndsen 1990) and subsequently found in the north-eastern Atlantic and Norway. Probably overlooked in most areas. B The scaly periplast on flagella and cell body are visible also at this low magnification . Shadowcast whole mounts. A=1 0 ,500x . (From Moestrup, 1984) . B=6 ,300x. (From Moestrup, 1990) .
Type species
Figures
Bathycoccus prasinos . A. Scales . B. The cell,
Raw text
Picoplanktonic marine unicell. Cells covered with spiderweb-like scales of a single type. Cells contain a parietal chloroplast but lack a pyrenoid. Bathycoccus prasinos Eikrem and Throndsen, 1 9 9 0 (Fig. 12). Cells 1.5-2.5 11m long, 1-2 11m wide. Described from 100-m depth in the Gulf of Naples (Eikrem and Throndsen 1990) and subsequently found in the north-eastern Atlantic and Norway. Probably overlooked in most areas. B The scaly periplast on flagella and cell body are visible also at this low magnification . Shadowcast whole mounts. A=1 0 ,500x . (From Moestrup, 1984) . B=6 ,300x. (From Moestrup, 1990) .