Ceratium furca
Introduction '''''Ceratium furca''''' is a species of marine dinoflagellates.
Description 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.
Distribution ''Ceratium furca'' is found worldwide.
Subspecies *''Ceratium furca eugrammum''*''Ceratium furca furca''
References
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.