Ceratium furca is a species of marine dinoflagellates.[1]
| Ceratium furca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Peridinium furca | |
Description
editThis 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]
Distribution
editCeratium furca is found worldwide.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Ceratium furca eugrammum
- Ceratium furca furca[4]
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceratium furca (Ehrenberg) Claparéde & Lachmann, 1859". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "PII: 0248-4900(91)90063-S" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "Ceratium furca". Smhi.se. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Ceratium furca". Itis.gov. Retrieved 2010-07-30.