Peridinium
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Peridinium is a genus of motile, marine and freshwater dinoflagellates.[1][2] Their morphology is considered typical of the armoured dinoflagellates, and their form is commonly used in diagrams of a dinoflagellate's structure.[1][3] Peridinium can range from 30 to 70 μm in diameter, and has very thick thecal plates.[1][3]
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Peridinium | |
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Peridinium digitale | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Myzozoa |
Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Dinophyceae |
Order: | Peridiniales |
Family: | Peridiniaceae |
Genus: | Peridinium Ehrenberg |
Type species | |
Peridinium cinctum | |
Species | |
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