Notes: target (C. furca, now Tripos furca), 150 species in Tripos, armored dinoflagellate, unicell, blooms deplete O2, worldwide, large 20-200um. ³

30-100 µm(L)

General description ⁴

Ceratium furca has a fairly wide girdle, a very prominent fairly straight apical horn, it also has two unequally sized (the left horn is longer than the right) posterior horns with a thin bar which connects the two. It is yellow with a brown tint when unstained (Tomas et al. 1997).

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Habitat ⁵

Depth range based on 5059 specimens in 4 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1461 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0 - 470
  Temperature range (°C): -1.405 - 26.001
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.135 - 28.280
  Salinity (PPS): 31.035 - 37.775
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.705 - 8.041
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.048 - 2.337
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.648 - 59.039

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0 - 470

Temperature range (°C): -1.405 - 26.001

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.135 - 28.280

Salinity (PPS): 31.035 - 37.775

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.705 - 8.041

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.048 - 2.337

Silicate (umol/l): 0.648 - 59.039
 
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