Small ovoid cells, each set within a vase-like lorica. Each cell has 2 flagella of unequal length protruding from the open end of the lorica. Chloroplasts are golden-brown. Usually a cluster of loricas attach to each other form motile branching colonies.
Dinobryon, Moke Lake, X320. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua
Typical habitats
Common in the plankton of lakes and ponds (not sewage ponds)
![[Dinobryon], Moke Lake, X320. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/algae/dinobryon__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)