Gyrodinium
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| Gyrodinium | |
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| Gyrodinium spirale Kofoid and Swezy, 1921 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Myzozoa |
| Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gymnodiniales |
| Family: | Gymnodiniaceae |
| Genus: | Gyrodinium Kofoid & Swezy, 1921 |
Gyrodinium is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales within class Dinophyceae.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1] World Register of Marine Species lists 141 species, with many synonyms.[2]
They are heterotrophic (cannot produce its own food) and feed on diatoms (such as Chaetoceros debilis) that can be up to 12 times their length.[3] They are 'naked' dinoflagellates, meaning they lack armor (or cellulosic plates).[4]
