Ceratoperidiniaeceae | |
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Ceratoperidinium margalefii | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | SAR |
(unranked): | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Dinophyceae |
Order: | Gymnodiniales |
Family: | Ceratoperidiniaeceae |
Genus | |
Ceratoperidiniaeceae is a family of unarmored dinoflagellates in the order Gymnodiniales, first described in 2013. The family is named for the first described species, Ceratoperidinium margalefii. Members of the family were found to have morphological similarities, particularly the acrobase structure which was found to be common among the species included in the family. Member species possess chloroplasts.
References
- Reñé, Albert; de Salas, Miguel; Camp, Jordi; Balagué, Vanessa; Garcés, Esther (September 2013). "A new clade, based on partial LSU rDNA sequences, of unarmoured dinoflagellates" (PDF). Protist. 164 (5): 673–685. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2013.07.002. hdl:10261/83104. ISSN 1618-0941. PMID 23933594.
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