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SPECIES
Ceratoperidinium, Margalef ex A.R.Loeblich III, 1980
Morphological Characteristics
The cell is thecate, of medium to large dimensions. It seems that the wall has no thecal plates. The body is pentagonal and is divided by the cingulum into a sub-conical epitheca, which terminates with an apical pore, and the hypotheca, which is prolonged into two long rather rigid appendices, roughly cylindrical with rounded extremities. The sulcus is not observed. In the cell, in the central area, there is an elongated nucleus, numerous chloroplasts, and numerous drops of lipids.
Distribution
Marine plankton.
Notes
Toxicity:
Not reported.
Resistence Stages:Not reported.
References
Dinoflagellate nomenclature, Taxon 29:, Loeblich A.R. III,, 1980, 321-324
SHAPE
Shape Type
complex
Shape Unit
Cell
Cod:
29 - Ellipsoid + 3 Cylinders
Surface Area
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