Trochiscia hamzaoglui

Trochiscia granulate

Trochiscia verrucosa

Trochiscia hystrix

Trochiscia planctonica

Habitat

planktonic

planktonic

epiphytic + planktonic

epiphytic + planktonic

planktonic

Cell type

spherical unicellular

spherical

discoid

spherical

discoid

Diameter (µm)

35 - 52

20 - 35

32 - 40

42 - 63

48 - 70

Pyrenoid

several

several

big one

small one

several

Nuclei

one or several

several

one

one

one

Spine length (µm)

3 - 5

2 - 4

8 - 12

4 - 7

8 - 13

Spine type

sharp

soft and smooth

long , sitrict

sharp, thornlike

soft and long

Mucilage thickness (µm)

2 - 5

1 - 3

6 - 8

2 - 3

4 - 6

Reproduction

protoplast division or autospore and zoospore

protoplast division

autospore and zoospore

protoplast division or

autospore and zoospore

protoplast division

Color of species

Light green

Green

Green

Green

Light green