Lingulodinium
Genus of protists
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Lingulodinium is a genus of dinoflagellates belonging to the family Gonyaulacaceae.[1]
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| This electron micrograph shows the complex pattern of plates forming the theca. Also seen are two grooves, one horizontal and one vertical, in which the flagella would normally lie. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Division: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Family: | Lingulodiniaceae |
| Genus: | Lingulodinium D.Wall |
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species:[1]
- Lingulodinium hemicystum McMinn
- Lingulodinium polyedra (F.Stein) J.D.Dodge