Ceratium is a genus of large, armored marine and freshwater dinoflagellates recognizable by their distinctive shape, a body drawn out into several long, horn-like projections that give many species a bristling, angular silhouette. Found in oceans and lakes worldwide as a common component of plankton communities, species in the genus photosynthesize using chlorophyll-containing plastids while also supplementing their diet by capturing small prey, a mixed feeding strategy shared by many dinoflagellates.
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The genus Ceratium is restricted to a small number (about 7) of freshwater dinoflagellate species.
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Ceratium
Article text: "Species of Ceratium are mixotrophic, meaning the"
Species of Ceratium are mixotrophic, meaning they are both photosynthetic and heterotrophic, consuming other plankton.
- In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro states: "The genus Ceratium is restricted to a small number (about 7) of freshwater dinoflagellate species. Previously the genus contained also a large number of marine dinoflagellate"
- In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "The genus Ceratium is restricted to a small number (about 7) of freshwater dinoflagellate species. Previously the genus contained also a large number of marine..."
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Ceratium
- Wikidata Q287907, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Dinophyceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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