I found this Cryptomonas species in July 2022 in the Purren pond in large amounts. Although the species is quite small with a length of about 20 µm, it has characteristic features. The lateral margins as well as the anterior and posterior end are clearly bent ventrally (s. figs. 1 a-c, 3 a-b and 4 a-b). This makes the shape somewhat similar to a gummy bear in semi-lateral view (s. fig. 1 b). The dorsal side has a slight indentation in the middle and making it saddle-shaped. The gullet mouth is open at a wide angle. The apical rostrum is broadly rounded and only slightly extended beyond the apical end (s. fig. 1 a). In addition to the bent body margins, this species has a large starch grain in the anterior end on the right side as a conspicuous and constant feature. The contractile vacuole is located on the left side in the anterior end. Two brown or yellow-brown chromatophores are present and two distinct Maupas bodies. The gullet is short and extends only to the first third. It is lined with only a few ejectisomes.

In the literature available to me I could not find a comparable species despite the striking characteristics. Therefore I think it is probable that it could be a not yet described species of the genus Cryptomonas (Cryptomonas nov. spec.).