Species: Amylax tricantha | Dinoflagellate

Order: Gonyaulacales
Family: Gonyaulacaceae

Description: Cells are small and delicate with a tapered apical horn or spike and one or more antapical spines. Chloroplasts present.

Cell Size: Length = 42-60um

Distribution: Coastal cold water species in both Pacific and Atlantic.

Synonym: Gonyaulax tricantha