Petalomonas minuta Hollande 1942

Petalomonas minuta Hollande, 1942 (fi gures 14e, 15m) Description. Cell outline ovate, 6-10 Mm long (mostly 6-7 Mm), 4-6 Mm wide, fl attened, with a deep longitudinal groove on the dorsal face. One cell had two indistinct ventral ridges which were hard to see, and two cells had a narrow ventral groove-like slit. With one fl agellum inserting into a reservoir in the right-hand side of the cell, fl agellum about same length as the cell. The nucleus is in the left-hand side of the cell. Glides. Often common. Description based on observations of 16 cells. Remarks. This species was fi rst described... Mehr ...