Ceratium furca

Ceratium furca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Chromalveolata
Superphylum:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Dinoflagellata
Class:	Dinophyceae
Order:	Noctilucales
Genus:	Ceratium
Species:	C. furca
Binomial name
Ceratium furca (Ehrenberg) Claparéde & Lachmann, 1859
Synonyms
Peridinium furca

Ceratium furca is a species of marine dinoflagellate.^[1]

Description

This species has a straight body 70-200 µm long and 30-50 µm wide, with the epitheca gradually tapering into an anterior horn. Ceratium 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

Ceratium furca is found worldwide.^[3]

Subspecies

• Ceratium furca eugrammum
• Ceratium furca furca^[4]

Further reading

Dodge, J. D. 1982. Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London. 303 pp.

Hansen, G. & Larsen, J. 1992. Dinoflagellater i danske farvande. In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 45-155.

Steidinger, K. A. & Tangen, K. 1996. Dinoflagellates. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 387-584.

References

1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceratium furca (Ehrenberg) Claparéde & Lachmann, 1859". Marinespecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109950. Retrieved 2010-07-30. 
2. ^ "PII: 0248-4900(91)90063-S" (PDF). http://biodev.obs-vlfr.fr/publications/pdf/117.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-30. 
3. ^ "Ceratium furca". Smhi.se. http://www.smhi.se/oceanografi/oce_info_data/plankton_checklist/dinoflagellates/ceratium_furca.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-30. 
4. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Ceratium furca". Itis.gov. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=10399. Retrieved 2010-07-30.