Ceratium furca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Myzozoa |
Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Dinophyceae |
Order: | Gonyaulacales |
Family: | Ceratiaceae |
Genus: | Ceratium |
Species: | C. furca
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Binomial name | |
Ceratium furca (Ehrenberg) Claparéde & Lachmann
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Synonyms | |
Peridinium furca |
Ceratium furca is a species of marine dinoflagellates. [1]
This species has a straight body which is 70-200 μm long and 30-50 μm wide, with the epitheca gradually tapering into an anterior horn. C. furca has long spines, and is an "armoured" species with a theca of thick cellulose plates. The cells are nearly flat, with the ventral side concave and the dorsal side being convex. [2]
Ceratium furca is found worldwide. [3]