Chrysocapsa spp.

Profile: Planktonic; loose colonies of 8-16 cells within a gelatinous sheath

9 Great Lakes species: K. asper, K. boreale, K. cupuliformae, K. cylindricum, K. doliolum, K. littorale, K. ovale, K. rubi-calustri, K. spirale

Chrysocapsa vernalis

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