Ostreopsis ovata

Plate 34. Ostreopsis ovata. Figs. 1-5. SEM. Fig. 1. Epithecal view: cell slender and tear-shaped. Apical pore plate (Po) off-center (arrow). Plate 1' large and hexagonal. Cingulum wide with narrow lists. Fig. 2. Hypothecal view: plates delicate. Plate 1p long and narrow. Fig. 3. Po: short and straight, adjacent to plate 2'. Fig. 4. Thecal surface smooth with scattered small pores. Suture line uneven and bumpy (arrows). Fig. 5. Hypothecal view: ventral opening (arrow), ventral plate (asterisk), and rigid plate (arrowhead) on cingulum. Fig. 6. LM. Large posterior nucleus. Fig. 7. Line drawing: thecal plate arrangement.

Fig 1: Schematic diagram of Ostreopsis ovata in hypothecal view. Scale bar = 10 ¦#181;m. Redrawn from Tomas et al. 1997

Fig 2: Schematic diagram of Ostreopsis ovata in epithecal view. Scale bar = 10 ¦#181;m. Redrawn from Tomas et al. 1997