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Description:

Saepicula (see-pick-you-la) pulchra Leadbeater, 1980. Cell body is about 4 - 6 microns long. The flagellum is about 1.5 times the cell body and its tip is thin. The lorica consists of several transverse costae and 10 longitudinal costae. The anterior of the lorica is everted and the posterior of the lorica is conical. The anterior end of the lorica is surmounted by a single transverse costal band, which is connected to the longitudinal costae, and the lower part composes of several transverse and longitudinal costae. Cells attach with the end of the posterior to the substrate. Common at Cape Tribulation.