life stage: cyst
Description:
Cysts of Ceratium hirundinella are found in the water column during the exponential growth phase and sink to the sediments. Their shape is typical, with 3 horns and at least one red spot. The specimen was sampled from shallow water near the Kinneret Limnological Laboratory in April 2006.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Alveolata (alveolates)
- Dinophyceae
- Gonyaulacales
- Ceratiaceae
- Ceratium
- Ceratium hirundinella
- Dinoflagellata (dinoflagellates)
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