Tripos muelleri
Diagnosis
Tripos: Marine thecate dinoflagellate dorso-ventrally compressed, depressed ventral area and up to three horns. Gonyaulacaleans with two cingular plates in dorsal view.
Etymology
Tripos: From the ancient Greek τρίπους (tripous), three-footed seat, tripod. Muelleri: Noun (singular possessive) (Latinised), honouring a person with the surname Müller.
Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Tripos.
Type illustration / Type locality / Type specimen
Type_locality: in sea between Denmark and Norway
Ecology
Substrate: planktonic
Sociability: solitary
Salinity: marine
pH: neutral
Feeding: Photosynthetic
Life cycle
Phases_alternance: haplontic
Generation: <1 month
Reproduction_mode: asexual