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Scientific Name: Tripos hircus (Schröder) F.Gómez, 2013

Synonym: Ceratium hircus (Currently unaccepted)

Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
- Not Known - Tripos hircus - Type: Phytoplankton

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Classification:
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Myzozoa
Class: Dinophyceae
Order: Gonyaulacales
Family: Ceratiaceae
Description:
Tripos is a unicellular organism classified as a dinoflagellate, a type of algae. It has an armored structure, characterized by a rigid outer coating. Each individual cell has the capability to produce two to four protrusions known as horns, which serve both for buoyancy and to modulate its movement in water.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Southeast Coast of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Jewel MAS, Haque MM, Haq MS, Khan S (2002) Seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton in relation to environmental factors in the Maheshkhali channel, Southeast Coast of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh 's Bazar, Bangladesh.

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