Cyttarocylis ampulla forming a new lorica

Cyttarocylis ampulla forming a lorica. Specimen from a sample taken on Feb 10 from the Bay of Villefranche. Cyttarocylis ampulla was the only large species in the sample and it has a lorica mouth opening diameter the same size as this cell found forming a lorica. Z-stack of images made using a 20x objective.