Description: FOTT, B. (1962): Taxonomy of Mallomonas based on electron micrographs of scales. - Preslia 34: 69-84.
Basionym: Mallomonas acaroides var. crassisquama: Asmund, B. (1959). Electron microscope observations on Mallomonas and their occurrence in some Danish ponds and lakes. III. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 19(3): 1-50.
Autecology: alkaliphilic to pH indifferent, temperature indifferent.
Distribution: frequent, widely distributed, very variable scale morphology - a species complex?