Ceratium hirundinella (O.F.Müll.) Dujard.
(a dinoflagellate)

Interactions where Ceratium hirundinella is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
cell (dead) dead cell is decayed by UK/Ireland Chytriomyces elegans a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
Studies on British Chytrids II. A new chytrid on Ceratium and Peridinium, Ingold, C.T., 1944
A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces elegans/Chytriomyces elegansa chytrid Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Myzozoa/Dinophyceae/Gonyaulacales/Ceratiaceae/Ceratium hirundinella/Ceratium hirundinellaa dinoflagellatedeadcell is saprobic on dead cell

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.
Ingold, C.T., 1944Studies on British Chytrids II. A new chytrid on Ceratium and PeridiniumStudies on British Chytrids TBMS Vol 27 (1+2): 93-96+plate.
Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota)Mycotaxon Vol 84: 447-487.

Ceratium hirundinella (a dinoflagellate) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCeratium hirundinella (a dinoflagellate)
GenusCeratium (Zoo.) (a genus of dinoflagellates)
FamilyCERATIACEAE (a family of protozoans)
OrderGONYAULACALES (an order of protozoans)
ClassDINOPHYCEAE (dinoflagellates)
PhylumMYZOZOA (a phylum of protozoans)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ceratium hirundinella (a dinoflagellate)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Starmach, K. 1974 Flora Slodkowodna Polski. Volume 4 Cryptophyceae, Dinophyceae, Raphidophyceae. Warsaw. Polska Akademia Nauk. .

Ceratium hirundinella (a dinoflagellate) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ceratium hirundinella (a dinoflagellate):

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