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Distinguishing
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- Anterodorsal margin with semicircular notch
- Lengths: dorsal plate
200 - 270 µm, ventral plate 170 - 250 µm,
toes 50 - 75 µm.
- Widths: dorsal plate
90 - 189 µm, ventral
plate 80 - 105 µm.
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Ecology |
- Occurs most frequently in eutrophic environments.
- Has been observed attached to colonies of Chlorella and Chlamydomonas reinhardti.
- Bacteria, green algae, and diatoms are part of the diet.
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