Ceratocorys horrida is a species of dinoflagellate. 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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Myzozoa |
| Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Family: | Ceratocoryaceae |
| Genus: | Ceratocorys |
| Species: | C. horrida
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratocorys horrida F.Stein, 1883[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b c Esterly, Calvin Olin (1911). Third Report on the Copepoda of the San Diego Region. University of California Press. p. 180.
- ^ a b Tomas, Carmelo R. (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Elsevier. p. 482. ISBN 9780080534428.
- ^ Seeliger, U.; Kjerfve, B. (2000). Coastal Marine Ecosystems of Latin America. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 233. ISBN 9783540672289.
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