Search

Examines the external morphology and ultrastructure of an autotrophic athecate dinoflagellate cyst from Antarctic sea ice. Storage bodies and cell wall; Maximum abundances observed; Role that the formation of the cyst may play in the ecology of sea ice communities.

Reports that differences in the type of resting stages became apparent while examining three species of endemic Antarctic diatoms. Eucampia balaustium Castracane; Odontella weissflogii Grunow; O. litigiosa Hoban; Presence of girdle bands in all three species; Presence of morphologic similarities which may indicate taxonomic relationships.