Ceratium bipes (serrate-ee-um try-poss), a common dinoflagellate encountered in marine waters, with both cones of the cell drawn into long horns, the circumferential flagellum lying in a groove in the expanded central region. With plastids. Dark ground illumination.
Ceratium bipes (serrate-ee-umtry-poss), a common dinoflagellate encountered in marine waters, with both cones of the cell drawn into long horns. Differential interference contrast
Its morphology is highly variable. It has a large dorsoventrally flattened cell body. The left antapical horn is more strongly developed than the right one. It is found in many areas of the Irish Sea but is never as abundant as C. furca.
