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The species was described by Haeckel in 1873 based on specimens collected from off Messina, Italy. The specimen shown appears to have cococcoliths on the lorica.
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Specimen from the Eastern Med
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This specimen stuck a variety of different coccoliths and the 'shell' of a dinoflagellate (Thoracosphaera heimii) on its lorica. The species of coccolithophores and the dinoflagellate were identified by Jeremy Young. The specimen from the Bay of Villefranche was collected by Charles Bachy and the SEM done at the Institut de Minéralogie et de Physique des Milieux Condensés, Université Paris 6.
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These cells, all from the same sample, found themselves stuck to the glass - so here are Tintinnids trying to get away!
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This tintinnid ciliate is about 200 microns long. The species is found in the Med., this specimen was collected from waters off Rapa Nui in the South Pacific. This image was compiled from 12 pictures using Helicon software.
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These cells, all from the same sample, found themselves stuck to the glass - so here are Tintinnids trying to get away!
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Specimen from the Eastern Med