Ceratocorys horrida

Ceratocorys horrida is a species of dinoflagellate from the Myzozoa phylum. The species was first listed by F. Stein in 1883.[1] The body may be round in shape, or angular.[2] The species has spines emanating from its body which may vary in length, which has resulted in the species described in various forms.[1] C. horrida is widespread around the globe, found in temperate to tropical ocean waters in the Neritic zone.[2] It is among the dominant species in the Humboldt Current.[3]

Ceratocorys horrida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
(unranked):	Alveolata
Phylum:	Dinoflagellata
Class:	Dinophyceae
Order:	Gonyaulacales
Family:	Ceratocoryaceae
Genus:	Ceratocorys
Binomial name
Ceratocorys horrida F. R. von Stein, 1883[1]

References

1. Esterly, Calvin Olin (1911). Third Report on the Copepoda of the San Diego Region. University of California Press. p. 180.
2. Tomas, Carmelo R. (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Elsevier. p. 482. ISBN 9780080534428.
3. Seeliger, U.; Kjerfve, B. (2000). Coastal Marine Ecosystems of Latin America. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 233. ISBN 9783540672289.

Further reading

• Marnie J. Zirbel, Fabrice Veron, and Michael I. Latz: The Reversible Effect of Flow on the Morphology of Ceratocorys horrida.