Genus: Dinobryon | Chrysophyte
Colonial subgenus: Eudinobryon
Order: Chromulinales
Family: Dinobryaceae
Description: Cells are housed in individual loricae, which are vase- or funnel-shaped. Cells have two unequal flagella and one or two chloroplasts. Species are determined by lorica and colony morphology. Dinobryon are very common in freshwater lakes, and some species can be found in estuarine or coastal marine waters. Blooms of Dinobryon can have an unpleasant fishy odor.
Cell Size: including lorica, 20um length, 10um width.
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