Genus: Test circular, ovoid or discoid; pseudostome eccentric, circular or ovoidal;
with or without spines (Kudo, 1966).
Species: Test variable in shape and size; diameter 100-150 μm; pseudostome 50-60 μm; with 4-6 spines (?); opaque or semitransparent; with fine sand-grains or diatom shells (Kudo, 1966). 138-200 μm in diameter, 48-60 height; several spines; pseudostome 30-60 μm, recurved, invaginated (Illustrated Guide, 1985). |
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Centropyxis sp. (aculeata small variety?),
test 71 μm long, 60 μm wide,
x 400, x 640, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
